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WASHINGTON, DC - Tonight Chairman Mac Thornberry (R-TX), of the House Armed Services Committee, issued the following statement on the passing of Senator John McCain: Read more »

WASHINGTON, DC - Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-TX), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, made the following statement on President Trump’s intent to sign HR 5515, John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019. The measure passed the House by a vote of 359-54 and the Senate by 87-10. Chairman Thornberry said: Read more »

Washington, D.C. –Rep. Mike Rogers (R-AL) and Rep. Jim Cooper (D-TN), respectively Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, commented today on the latest steps in advancing America’s national security in space following the release of DoD’s report on Organizational Management Structure for the National Security Space Components of the Department of Defense. The report was required in the National Defense Authorization Act for FY18. Reps. Rogers and Cooper said: Read more »

Washington, D.C. – Today, Chairman Mac Thornberry (R-TX), of the House Armed Services Committee, released the following statement on the passing of former House Armed Services Committee Chairman Ron Dellums (D-CA): Read more »

WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Chairman Mac Thornberry (R-TX), of the House Armed Services Committee, made the following remarks upon passage of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019. Read more »

Washington, D.C. – Representative Mac Thornberry (R-TX), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee and U.S. Senators John McCain (R-AZ) and Jack Reed (D-RI), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Senator Jim Inhofe (R-OK), today announced details of the conference report for the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, which authorizes funding for the Department of Defense and the national security programs of the Department of Energy: Read more »

WASHINGTON - The House Armed Services Committee will hold no public events the week of July 23-27. Read more »

WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Chairman Mac Thornberry (R-TX), of the House Armed Services Committee, made the following remarks following passage of a series of resolutions highlighting the damage continuing resolutions do to America's military: Read more »

MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE AND SENATE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEES WILL MEET TO BEGIN THE CONFERENCE PROCESS Read more »

WASHINGTON, DC - House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mac Thornberry (R-TX) released the following schedule featuring one (1) event the week of July 9-13: Read more »

WASHINGTON, DC - House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mac Thornberry (R-TX) released the following schedule featuring one (1) event the week of July 9-13: Read more »

Washington, DC – Rep. Vicky Hartzler, Chairwoman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, recently convened the fourth official subcommittee event focusing on ongoing efforts to improve how the Department of Defense (DOD) grants security clearances to DOD employees and contractors. Read more »

WASHINGTON, DC - Chairman Mac Thornberry (R-TX) and Ranking Member Adam Smith (D-WA), of the House Armed Services Committee, recognize the following members of the Committee who have been named by House Leadership to serve on the House-Senate Conference Committee to resolve the differences in the Fiscal Year 2019 National Defense Authorization Act. Read more »

WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Chairman Mac Thornberry (R-TX), of the House Armed Services Committee, made the following remarks following passage of H.R. 5841, the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018: Read more »

Washington, DC – Yesterday, Congresswoman Elise Stefanik (R-NY-21), Chair of the Armed Services Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities, hosted a closed subcommittee roundtable on artificial intelligence with subject matter experts and industry leaders. Read more »