Press Releases

WASHINGTON, DC - Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-TX), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, made the following statement on military funding legislation: Read more »

WASHINGTON - House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mac Thornberry (R-TX) released the following schedule featuring one (1) event the week of December 11-14: Read more »

WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Chairman Mac Thornberry (R-TX), of the House Armed Services Committee, made the following remarks following the President's signing into law the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for fiscal year 2018: Read more »

WASHINGTON - House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mac Thornberry (R-TX) released the following schedule featuring one (1) event the week of December 11-15: Read more »

WASHINGTON - Today, Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC), Chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness, made the following remarks, as prepared for delivery, on the Subcommittee's hearing titled “Amphibious Warfare Readiness & Training.” For testimony and to watch the hearing click here. Read more »

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Readiness, made the following remarks following a classified briefing on the Quarterly Readiness Report to Congress: Read more »

WASHINGTON - House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mac Thornberry (R-TX) released the following schedule featuring one (1) event the week of November 27 - December 1: Read more »

Washington, D.C.  – Representative Mac Thornberry (R-TX) and U.S. Senator John McCain (R-AZ), Chairmen of the House and Senate Armed Services Committees, released the following the statement today on negotiations for a budget deal to increase the defense spending caps: Read more »

WASHINGTON, DC - Chairman Mac Thornberry (R-TX) made the following statement after final passage of the NDAA Conference Report. The Conference Report passed the House today with a vote of 356-70. The conference report will now be approved by the Senate and sent the President for signature. This is the third NDAA under Chairman Thornberry's leadership. Read more »

WASHINGTON, DC - Chairman Thornberry (R-TX) and Ranking Member Smith (D-WA) made the following remarks regarding FDA support to the military: Read more »

WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Chairman Mac Thornberry (R-TX) filed the Conference Report for the FY18 NDAA. The language of the report can be found here and the summary of the report can be found here. Read more »

WASHINGTON - Today, Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC), Chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness, made the following remarks, as prepared for delivery, on the Subcommittee's joint hearing titled “Aviation Readiness: What's the Flight Plan?” For testimony and to watch the hearing click here. Read more »

Washington, D.C.  – As part of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018, HASC Strategic Forces Chairman Mike Rogers (AL) and Ranking Member Jim Cooper (TN) began a systematic effort to reform the Department of Defense national security space enterprise, starting with the United States Air Force. Chairman Rogers and Ranking Member Cooper released the following joint statement: Read more »

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators John McCain (R-AZ) and Jack Reed (D-RI), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and Representative Mac Thornberry (R-TX), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, today announced details of the conference report for the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018. This legislation authorizes funding for the Department of Defense and the national security programs of the Department of Energy: Read more »

Washington, D.C.  –Chairman Mac Thornberry (R-TX) released the following statement regarding the Air Force's handling of the criminal records of former Airman Devin P. Kelley: Read more »