HR 8040 · 117th Congress 2021–2023, ended

People Over Pentagon Act of 2022

Introduced Jun 13, 2022 Originated House Sponsor Barbara Lee D-CA

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Jun 13, 2022 Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedJun 13, 2022
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

People Over Pentagon Act of 2022

This bill reduces the amount authorized to be appropriated for the Department of Defense in FY2023 by $100 billion.

Cosponsors 22

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 13, 2022 to Nov 22, 2022; 9 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-NJBonnie Watson ColemanOriginalJun 13, 2022
D-OREarl BlumenauerOriginalJun 13, 2022
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalJun 13, 2022
D-MNIlhan OmarOriginalJun 13, 2022
D-MAJames P. McGovernOriginalJun 13, 2022
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOriginalJun 13, 2022
D-WIMark PocanOriginalJun 13, 2022
D-WAPramila JayapalOriginalJun 13, 2022
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaOriginalJun 13, 2022
D-MAAyanna PressleyJun 23, 2022
D-ILBobby L. RushJun 23, 2022
D-MOCori BushJun 23, 2022
D-NYJamaal BowmanJun 23, 2022
D-ILJesús G. "Chuy" GarcíaJun 23, 2022
D-FLSheila Cherfilus-McCormickJun 23, 2022
D-ORPeter A. DeFazioSep 9, 2022
D-MIRashida TlaibSep 9, 2022
D-CAMark DeSaulnierSep 13, 2022
D-MIAndy LevinSep 19, 2022
D-CAJared HuffmanSep 28, 2022
D-CANanette Diaz BarragánOct 4, 2022
D-CAJudy ChuNov 22, 2022

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseArmed Services Committee
Referred Jun 13, 2022

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jun 13, 2022Introduced in House
  2. Jun 13, 2022Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article 1 Section 8 of the United States Constitution

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 168, no. 100, June 13, 2022, page H5487.

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To reduce the amount authorized to be appropriated for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2023, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
People Over Pentagon Act of 2022

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jun 13, 2022Introduced in House

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