Armed Services Committee

A resolution adopted by the House of Representatives of the State of Iowa urging the members of Congress to support the Major Richard Star Act to allow medically retired service members to receive full access to their much-deserved retirement pay and benefits; to the Committee on Armed Services.

A joint resolution adopted by the Legislature of the State of Nevada urging the federal government to maintain the moratorium on the testing of explosive nuclear weapons; to the Committee on Armed Services.

A concurrent resolution adopted by the Legislature of the State of Iowa urging the United States Congress to support efforts to recognize all United States troops who served in Honduras from 1981 to 1992; to the Committee on Armed Services.

A memorial adopted by the Legislature of the State of Florida urging the United States Congress to impel the National Guard Bureau to examine the present allocations of the Florida National Guard and allow an increase in its force structure; to the Committee on Armed Services.

A communication from the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, transmitting the report of an officer authorized to wear the insignia of the grade of rear admiral (lower half) in accordance with title 10, United States Code, section 777; to the Committee on Armed Services.

A communication from the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, transmitting the report of two officers authorized to wear the insignia of the grade of brigadier general in accordance with title 10, United States Code, section 777; to the Committee on Armed Services.

A communication from the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, transmitting the report of three officers authorized to wear the insignia of the grade of brigadier general in accordance with title 10, United States Code, section 777; to the Committee on Armed Services.

A communication from the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, transmitting the report of an officer authorized to wear the insignia of the grade of lieutenant general in accordance with title 10, United States Code, section 777a; to the Committee on Armed Services.

A communication from the Under Secretary of Defense, transmitting the report of 12 officers authorized to wear the insignia of the grade of brigadier general in accordance with title 10, United States Code, section 777; to the Committee on Armed Services.

A communication from the Deputy Under Secretary of War for Personnel and Readiness, Department of Defense, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the January-June 2026 Semiannual Readiness Report to Congress (OSS-2026-0620); to the Committee on Armed Services.

A communication from the Director, Office of Management and Budget, Executive Office of the President, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled "OMB Report to the Congress on the BBEDCA 251A Sequestration for Fiscal Year 2027"; to the Special Committee on Aging; Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry; Appropriations; Armed Services; Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; the Budget; Commerce, Science, and Transportation; Energy and Natural Resources; Environment and Public Works; Select Committee on Ethics; Finance; Foreign Relations; Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions; Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs; Indian Affairs; Select Committee on Intelligence; the Judiciary; Rules and Administration; Small Business and Entrepreneurship; and Veterans' Affairs.

A communication from the President of the United States, transmitting, pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act, notification of the intent to exempt all military personnel accounts from the Sequestration Order for Fiscal Year 2027, which was ordered on April 3, 2026; to the Committees on Appropriations; Armed Services; and the Budget.

A communication from the Assistant Secretary of Defense, transmitting legislative proposals that the Department of Defense requests be enacted during the second session of the 119th Congress; to the Committee on Armed Services.

A communication from the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense, transmitting legislative proposals that the Department of Defense requests be enacted during the second session of the 119th Congress; to the Committee on Armed Services.

A communication from the Assistant Secretary of Defense, transmitting legislative proposals that the Department of Defense requests be enacted during the second session of the 119th Congress; to the Committee on Armed Services.

A communication from the Assistant Secretary of Defense, transmitting legislative proposals that the Department of Defense requests be enacted during the second session of the 119th Congress; to the Committee on Armed Services.

A communication from the Alternate Federal Register Liaison Officer, Office of the Secretary, Department of Defense, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Department of Defense Assistance to Non-Government, Entertainment-Oriented Media Productions" (RIN0790-AL71) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on August 4, 2026; to the Committee on Armed Services.

A communication from the Alternate Federal Register Liaison Officer, Office of the Secretary, Department of Defense, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Privacy Act of 1974; Implementation (Catch a Serial Offender (CATCH) Program Records)" (RIN0790-AL45) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on August 4, 2026; to the Committee on Armed Services.

A communication from the Alternate Federal Register Liaison Officer, Office of the Secretary, Department of Defense, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Nondiscrimination in Federally Assisted Programs of the Department of Defense-Effectuation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; Amendment" (RIN0790-AM02) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on August 4, 2026; to the Committee on Armed Services.

A communication from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting the report of 13 officers authorized to wear the insignia of the grade of rear admiral (lower half) in accordance with title 10, United States Code, section 777; to the Committee on Armed Services.

A communication from the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, transmitting the report of an officer authorized to wear the insignia of the grade of lieutenant general in accordance with title 10, United States Code, section 777a; to the Committee on Armed Services.

A communication from the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, transmitting the report of an officer authorized to wear the insignia of the grade of lieutenant general in accordance with title 10, United States Code, section 777a; to the Committee on Armed Services.

A communication from the Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness), transmitting the report of an officer authorized to wear the insignia of the grade of lieutenant general in accordance with title 10, United States Code, section 777a, for a period not to exceed 14 days before assuming the duties of the position for which the higher grade is authorized; to the Committee on Armed Services.

A communication from the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, transmitting the report of an officer authorized to wear the insignia of the grade of lieutenant general in accordance with title 10, United States Code, section 777a; to the Committee on Armed Services.

A communication from the Under Secretary of Defense, transmitting the report of 16 officers authorized to wear the insignia of the grade of brigadier general in accordance with title 10, United States Code, section 777; to the Committee on Armed Services.