HR 1134 · 118th Congress 2023–2025, ended

People Over Pentagon Act of 2023

Introduced Feb 21, 2023 Originated House Sponsor Barbara Lee D-CA

Fact sheet

Latest action · Feb 21, 2023 Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedFeb 21, 2023
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

People Over Pentagon Act of 2023

This bill requires the amount authorized to be appropriated for the Department of Defense (DOD) for FY2024 to be $100 billion below the FY2023 funding level.

In implementing the funding reductions, DOD must consider the recommendations in the Congressional Budget Office report titled Illustrative Options for National Defense Under a Smaller Defense Budget (October 2021).

The bill also excludes the following DOD accounts from the reductions: (1) the Defense Health Program, (2) military personnel accounts, and (3) civil service pay and benefit accounts.

Cosponsors 24

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 21, 2023 to Jun 3, 2024, with 11 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-NJBonnie Watson ColemanOriginalFeb 21, 2023
D-MOCori BushOriginalFeb 21, 2023
D-OREarl BlumenauerOriginalFeb 21, 2023
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalFeb 21, 2023
D-MNIlhan OmarOriginalFeb 21, 2023
D-MAJames P. McGovernOriginalFeb 21, 2023
D-ILJesús G. "Chuy" GarcíaOriginalFeb 21, 2023
D-WIMark PocanOriginalFeb 21, 2023
D-WAPramila JayapalOriginalFeb 21, 2023
D-MIRashida TlaibOriginalFeb 21, 2023
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaOriginalFeb 21, 2023
D-NYAlexandria Ocasio-CortezMar 9, 2023
D-CAMark DeSaulnierMar 21, 2023
D-ILDelia C. RamirezApr 17, 2023
D-CAJared HuffmanApr 17, 2023
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Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Feb 21, 2023Introduced in House
  2. Feb 21, 2023Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Subjects

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  1. Feb 21, 2023Introduced in House

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