House Armed Services Committee

Defense bill targets religious freedom group for its advocacy work

Defense bill targets religious freedom group for its advocacy work

‘any decision as a result of any claim, objection, or protest made by MRFF without the authority of the Secretary of Defense’

House Armed Services Committee Republicans' Letter to the Secretary of Defense on Vaccine Mandate

House Armed Services Committee Republicans' Letter to the Secretary of Defense on Vaccine Mandate

‘Volume and rate at which decisions were made to deny requests is concerning’

Chairman, member of House Armed Services Committee to receive Chaplain Alliance Torchbearer Award

Chairman, member of House Armed Services Committee to receive Chaplain Alliance Torchbearer Award

‘We are delighted to present our Torchbearer Award to these men for their faithful stand to protect service members’ God-given, constitutionally protected religious liberties. No American, especially those who wear the uniform, should be denied their religious liberties’

Chaplain endorsers: DOMA decision reinforces need for conscience protection language recently passed by the House of Representatives

Chaplain endorsers: DOMA decision reinforces need for conscience protection language recently passed by the House of Representatives

‘The court’s unfortunate decision to strike down the federal definition of marriage highlights the need for the religious liberty protections recently passed by the House Armed Services Committee and the full House of Representatives’

Chaplain endorsers: Obama admin. opposition to religious freedom in military ‘chilling’

‘The president’s objections to many other provisions of the 2014 NDAA--including Purple Heart awards for Americans wounded by in-U.S. terrorists--demonstrates his utter disdain for the views of elected representatives and endangers the free exercise of religion in the Armed Services’

House Armed Services Committee Chairman calls for delay in repeal of so-called ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ policy

House Armed Services Committee Chairman calls for delay in repeal of so-called ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ policy

The letter’s call for the delay of the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” repeal until after clear policies are established to take DADT’s place--thus advised to avoid uncertainty and harm to our troops.