Votes, bills and records by issue · 119th Congress

Armed Forces and National Security

Chuck Grassley
Republican, Iowa

Too few votes and bills on Armed Forces and National Security to place Chuck Grassley: 17 votes cast and 19 measures counted, and a position needs 20 of either.

Votes cast
17
Measures counted
19
Amendments filed
33

Votes on this issue

  1. ·On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed

    An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other…

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    purposes.

    Voted Yea

    S. 4784 on Congress.gov

  2. ·On the Motion to Proceed

    A bill to direct the American Battle Monuments Commission to establish a program to identify American-Jewish servicemembers buried in United States military cemeteries overseas under markers that incorrectly represent their religion and heritage, and for other purposes.

    Voted Yea

    S. 1318 on Congress.gov

  3. ·On the Motion to Proceed

    A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Veterans Affairs relating to "Reproductive Health Services".

    Voted Nay

    S.J.Res. 103 on Congress.gov

  4. ·On the Cloture Motion

    A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to disinter the remains of Fernando V. Cota from Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, Texas, and for other purposes.

    Voted Yea

    S. 1071 on Congress.gov

  5. ·On the Motion to Proceed

    A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to disinter the remains of Fernando V. Cota from Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, Texas, and for other purposes.

    Voted Yea

    S. 1071 on Congress.gov

  6. ·On Passage of the Bill

    An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2026 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other…

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    purposes.

    Voted Yea

    S. 2296 on Congress.gov

  7. ·On the Amendment

    To limit the use of Federal law enforcement officers for crowd control, and for other purposes.

    Voted Nay

    S. 2296 on Congress.gov

  8. ·On the Amendment

    To reduce the bloated Pentagon budget by 10 percent and instead expand veteran dental care at the Department of Veterans Affairs.

    Voted Nay

    S. 2296 on Congress.gov

  9. ·On the Amendment

    To limit the provision of support by the Armed Forces to civilian law enforcement activities.

    Voted Nay

    S. 2296 on Congress.gov

  10. ·On the Amendment

    To amend title 32, United States Code, to clarify certain limitations on full-time National Guard duty performed in a State, Territory, or the District of Columbia.

    Voted Nay

    S. 2296 on Congress.gov

  11. ·On the Amendment

    To prohibit the use of funds to procure or modify foreign aircraft for presidential airlift.

    Voted Nay

    S. 2296 on Congress.gov

  12. ·On the Amendment

    To require a review of the methodologies used to determine the amounts of locality-based comparability payments and to require the President's Pay Agent to conduct a pilot program establishing alternative models for determining the amounts of those payments.

    Voted Nay

    S. 2296 on Congress.gov

  13. ·On the Amendment

    To require Presidential appointment and Senate confirmation of the Inspector General of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection.

    Voted Nay

    S. 2296 on Congress.gov

  14. ·On the Amendment

    To prohibit earnings on balances maintained at a Federal Reserve bank by or on behalf of a depository institution.

    Voted Nay

    S. 2296 on Congress.gov

  15. ·On the Motion to Table

    To direct the Attorney General to make publicly available documents related to Jeffrey Epstein.

    Voted Yea

    S. 2296 on Congress.gov

  16. ·On the Motion to Proceed

    An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2026 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other…

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    purposes.

    Voted Yea

    S. 2296 on Congress.gov

  17. ·On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed

    An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2026 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other…

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    purposes.

    Voted Yea

    S. 2296 on Congress.gov

Legislation on this issue

These are records, not a score, and sponsoring a measure does not mean it moved. Simple and concurrent resolutions cannot become law, and a proposal enacted through a companion House bill or inside a larger bill is not counted as becoming law here.

2 measures this senator backed have no other backer on the map, so they are listed but not counted in the position from bills.

Sponsored

  1. Introduced

    S. 4712

    Intelligence Community Inspector General Parity Act of 2026

    Not counted in the position from bills: no other backer on the map.

    Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Select Committee on Intelligence.

  2. Introduced

    S. 4342

    A bill to extend section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 for 18 months.

    Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Select Committee on Intelligence.

  3. Introduced

    S. 3696

    FISA Accountability and Extension Act of 2026

    Not counted in the position from bills: no other backer on the map.

    Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Cosponsored

  1. Cosponsored

    S. 2195

    WWII Nurses Congressional Gold Medal Act

    Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

  2. Cosponsored

    S. 5255

    Military Chaplains Modernization Act of 2026

    Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

  3. Cosponsored

    S. 5185

    Audit the Pentagon Act

    Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

  4. Cosponsored

    S. 4648

    A bill to improve transparency with respect to foreign influence on Department of Defense contractors.

    Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

  5. Cosponsored

    S. 4344

    A bill to extend section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 for 3 years.

    Latest action, : Cloture motion on the motion to proceed withdrawn by unanimous consent in Senate. (CR S2249)

Show the other 13 cosponsored measures
  1. Cosponsored

    S. 567

    First Rhode Island Regiment Congressional Gold Medal Act

    Latest action, : Held at the desk.

  2. Cosponsored

    S. 645

    North Platte Canteen Congressional Gold Medal Act

    Latest action, : Held at the desk.

  3. Cosponsored

    S. 3837

    Iowa National Guard Heroes Commemoration Act

    Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

  4. Cosponsored

    S. 3739

    Veterans Hearing Aid Improvement Act of 2026

    Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

  5. Cosponsored

    S.Res. 572

    A resolution honoring the service and sacrifice of United States Army Sergeant William Nathaniel Howard and United States Army Sergeant Edgar Brian Torres-Tovar, who were killed in action in Palmyra, Syria, in a targeted assault against United States service members on December 13, 2025.

    Latest action, : Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8893-8894; text: CR S8926)

  6. Cosponsored

    S. 2096

    Daniel J. Harvey, Jr. and Adam Lambert Improving Servicemember Transition to Reduce Veteran Suicide Act

    Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

  7. Cosponsored

    S. 275

    Veterans’ Assuring Critical Care Expansions to Support Servicemembers (ACCESS) Act of 2025

    Latest action, : Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

  8. Cosponsored

    S. 2809

    Transparency in Contracting Act of 2025

    Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

  9. Cosponsored

    S. 1912

    Protecting Veteran Community Care Act

    Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

  10. Cosponsored

    S.Res. 237

    A resolution honoring the service and memory of Army Staff Sgt. Jose Duenez Jr., Army Staff Sgt. Edvin F. Franco, Army Staff Sgt. Troy S. Knutson-Collins, and Army Pfc. Dante D. Taitano of the 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, who died during a recovery mission in support of a regularly scheduled training exercise while serving in Lithuania.

    Latest action, : Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3003; text: CR S3012)

  11. Cosponsored

    S. 905

    Arsenal Workload Sustainment Act

    Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

  12. Cosponsored

    S. 478

    Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act of 2025

    Latest action, : Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 119-35.

  13. Cosponsored

    S. 423

    PRO Veterans Act of 2025

    Latest action, : Became Public Law No: 119-33.

    Became Public Law 119-33

Amendments filed on this issue's bills

These are records, not a score. Many amendments are procedural or filed in bulk, and most are never taken up on the floor. Adopted means the Senate agreed to the amendment, which can still be left out of the final text.

An amendment is listed under the policy area of the bill it amends. An amendment can differ from its bill's topic.

Amendments through Sept. 30, 2026.

  1. Submitted

    S.Amdt. 6579

    Amends S. 4784

    National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027

    The official record gives no purpose for this amendment.

    Latest action, : Senate amendment submitted

  2. Submitted

    S.Amdt. 6580

    Amends S. 4784

    National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027

    The official record gives no purpose for this amendment.

    Latest action, : Senate amendment submitted

  3. Submitted

    S.Amdt. 6581

    Amends S. 4784

    National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027

    The official record gives no purpose for this amendment.

    Latest action, : Senate amendment submitted

  4. Submitted

    S.Amdt. 6604

    Amends S. 4784

    National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027

    The official record gives no purpose for this amendment.

    Latest action, : Senate amendment submitted

  5. Submitted

    S.Amdt. 6115

    Amends S. 4784

    National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027

    The official record gives no purpose for this amendment.

    Latest action, : Senate amendment submitted

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  1. Submitted

    S.Amdt. 6122

    Amends S. 4784

    National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027

    The official record gives no purpose for this amendment.

    Latest action, : Senate amendment submitted

  2. Submitted

    S.Amdt. 6130

    Amends S. 4784

    National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027

    The official record gives no purpose for this amendment.

    Latest action, : Senate amendment submitted

  3. Submitted

    S.Amdt. 6444

    Amends S. 4784

    National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027

    The official record gives no purpose for this amendment.

    Latest action, : Senate amendment submitted

  4. Submitted

    S.Amdt. 6446

    Amends S. 4784

    National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027

    The official record gives no purpose for this amendment.

    Latest action, : Senate amendment submitted

  5. Submitted

    S.Amdt. 6473

    Amends S. 4784

    National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027

    The official record gives no purpose for this amendment.

    Latest action, : Senate amendment submitted

  6. Submitted

    S.Amdt. 5905

    Amends S. 4784

    National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027

    The official record gives no purpose for this amendment.

    Latest action, : Senate amendment submitted

  7. Submitted

    S.Amdt. 5906

    Amends S. 4784

    National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027

    The official record gives no purpose for this amendment.

    Latest action, : Senate amendment submitted

  8. Submitted

    S.Amdt. 5946

    Amends S. 4784

    National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027

    The official record gives no purpose for this amendment.

    Latest action, : Senate amendment submitted

  9. Submitted

    S.Amdt. 6009

    Amends S. 4784

    National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027

    The official record gives no purpose for this amendment.

    Latest action, : Senate amendment submitted

  10. Submitted

    S.Amdt. 6016

    Amends S. 4784

    National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027

    The official record gives no purpose for this amendment.

    Latest action, : Senate amendment submitted

  11. Submitted

    S.Amdt. 6017

    Amends S. 4784

    National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027

    The official record gives no purpose for this amendment.

    Latest action, : Senate amendment submitted

  12. Submitted

    S.Amdt. 3798

    Amends S. 2296

    National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026

    The official record gives no purpose for this amendment.

    Latest action, : Senate amendment submitted

  13. Submitted

    S.Amdt. 3823

    Amends S. 2296

    National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026

    To modify the requirements for transfers of United States defense articles and defense services among the Baltic states.

    Latest action, : Amendment SA 3823 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

    Adopted

  14. Submitted

    S.Amdt. 3704

    Amends S. 2296

    National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026

    The official record gives no purpose for this amendment.

    Latest action, : Senate amendment submitted

  15. Submitted

    S.Amdt. 3720

    Amends S. 2296

    National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026

    The official record gives no purpose for this amendment.

    Latest action, : Senate amendment submitted

  16. Submitted

    S.Amdt. 3454

    Amends S. 2296

    National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026

    The official record gives no purpose for this amendment.

    Latest action, : Senate amendment submitted

  17. Submitted

    S.Amdt. 3610

    Amends S. 2296

    National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026

    The official record gives no purpose for this amendment.

    Latest action, : Senate amendment submitted

  18. Submitted

    S.Amdt. 3240

    Amends S. 2296

    National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026

    The official record gives no purpose for this amendment.

    Latest action, : Senate amendment submitted

  19. Submitted

    S.Amdt. 3241

    Amends S. 2296

    National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026

    The official record gives no purpose for this amendment.

    Latest action, : Senate amendment submitted

  20. Submitted

    S.Amdt. 3272

    Amends S. 2296

    National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026

    To support law enforcement agencies and crime victims.

    Latest action, : Amendment SA 3272 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

    Adopted

  21. Submitted

    S.Amdt. 3355

    Amends S. 2296

    National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026

    To expand the authority of the Marshal of the Supreme Court and the Supreme Court Police to protect retired and former Chief Justices and Associate Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States.

    Latest action, : Amendment SA 3355 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

    Adopted

  22. Submitted

    S.Amdt. 3356

    Amends S. 2296

    National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026

    The official record gives no purpose for this amendment.

    Latest action, : Senate amendment submitted

  23. Submitted

    S.Amdt. 3382

    Amends S. 2296

    National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026

    The official record gives no purpose for this amendment.

    Latest action, : Senate amendment submitted

  24. Submitted

    S.Amdt. 3383

    Amends S. 2296

    National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026

    The official record gives no purpose for this amendment.

    Latest action, : Senate amendment submitted

  25. Submitted

    S.Amdt. 3384

    Amends S. 2296

    National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026

    The official record gives no purpose for this amendment.

    Latest action, : Senate amendment submitted

  26. Submitted

    S.Amdt. 3385

    Amends S. 2296

    National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026

    The official record gives no purpose for this amendment.

    Latest action, : Senate amendment submitted

  27. Submitted

    S.Amdt. 3085

    Amends S. 2296

    National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026

    The official record gives no purpose for this amendment.

    Latest action, : Senate amendment submitted

  28. Submitted

    S.Amdt. 3086

    Amends S. 2296

    National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026

    The official record gives no purpose for this amendment.

    Latest action, : Senate amendment submitted