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To reduce by one-half of one percent the discretionary budget authority of the Department of Defense for a fiscal year if the financial statement of the Department of Defense for the previous fiscal year does not receive a qualified or unqualified audit opinion by an external independent auditor, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressHR-3079| House 
| Updated: 6/27/2017
Barbara Lee

Barbara Lee

Democratic Representative

California

Cosponsors (54)
Dwight Evans (Democratic)Paul A. Gosar (Republican)Michael C. Burgess (Republican)Mia B. Love (Republican)Richard M. Nolan (Democratic)Jared Huffman (Democratic)Robin L. Kelly (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Mark Pocan (Democratic)Karen Bass (Democratic)Steve Stivers (Republican)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Sanford D. Bishop (Democratic)Bobby L. Rush (Democratic)John J. Faso (Republican)Eric Swalwell (Democratic)Debbie Dingell (Democratic)Leonard Lance (Republican)Katherine M. Clark (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Andy Biggs (Republican)Thomas A. Garrett (Republican)Danny K. Davis (Democratic)Peter A. DeFazio (Democratic)Daniel T. Kildee (Democratic)Thomas Massie (Republican)Ro Khanna (Democratic)Walter B. Jones (Republican)Justin Amash (Libertarian)Mark DeSaulnier (Democratic)Keith Ellison (Democratic)John Conyers (Democratic)Doris O. Matsui (Democratic)John Lewis (Democratic)Glenn Grothman (Republican)Kevin Cramer (Republican)Anna G. Eshoo (Democratic)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Bonnie Watson Coleman (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Raul R. Labrador (Republican)Louise McIntosh Slaughter (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Jared Polis (Democratic)Peter Welch (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Bob Goodlatte (Republican)Seth Moulton (Democratic)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)Gwen Moore (Democratic)Lloyd Doggett (Democratic)

Armed Services Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Audit the Pentagon Act of 2017 This bill requires a .5% reduction in Department of Defense (DOD) discretionary budget authority if DOD has not submitted a financial statement by March 2 of a fiscal year for the previous fiscal year or such financial statement has not received an unqualified or qualified audit opinion by an independent auditor. This reduction does not apply to military, reserve, and National Guard personnel accounts or the Defense Health Program account. The bill permits the President to waive any reduction in DOD budget authority if the reduction would harm national security or military personnel deployed in combat zones.
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Timeline
Jun 27, 2017
Introduced in House
Jun 27, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
  • June 27, 2017
    Introduced in House


  • June 27, 2017
    Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Armed Forces and National Security

Accounting and auditingBudget deficits and national debtCongressional oversightDefense spendingDepartment of DefenseExecutive agency funding and structureGovernment information and archivesMilitary medicineMilitary personnel and dependents

To reduce by one-half of one percent the discretionary budget authority of the Department of Defense for a fiscal year if the financial statement of the Department of Defense for the previous fiscal year does not receive a qualified or unqualified audit opinion by an external independent auditor, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressHR-3079| House 
| Updated: 6/27/2017
Audit the Pentagon Act of 2017 This bill requires a .5% reduction in Department of Defense (DOD) discretionary budget authority if DOD has not submitted a financial statement by March 2 of a fiscal year for the previous fiscal year or such financial statement has not received an unqualified or qualified audit opinion by an independent auditor. This reduction does not apply to military, reserve, and National Guard personnel accounts or the Defense Health Program account. The bill permits the President to waive any reduction in DOD budget authority if the reduction would harm national security or military personnel deployed in combat zones.
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Timeline
Jun 27, 2017
Introduced in House
Jun 27, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
  • June 27, 2017
    Introduced in House


  • June 27, 2017
    Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Barbara Lee

Barbara Lee

Democratic Representative

California

Cosponsors (54)
Dwight Evans (Democratic)Paul A. Gosar (Republican)Michael C. Burgess (Republican)Mia B. Love (Republican)Richard M. Nolan (Democratic)Jared Huffman (Democratic)Robin L. Kelly (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Mark Pocan (Democratic)Karen Bass (Democratic)Steve Stivers (Republican)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Sanford D. Bishop (Democratic)Bobby L. Rush (Democratic)John J. Faso (Republican)Eric Swalwell (Democratic)Debbie Dingell (Democratic)Leonard Lance (Republican)Katherine M. Clark (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Andy Biggs (Republican)Thomas A. Garrett (Republican)Danny K. Davis (Democratic)Peter A. DeFazio (Democratic)Daniel T. Kildee (Democratic)Thomas Massie (Republican)Ro Khanna (Democratic)Walter B. Jones (Republican)Justin Amash (Libertarian)Mark DeSaulnier (Democratic)Keith Ellison (Democratic)John Conyers (Democratic)Doris O. Matsui (Democratic)John Lewis (Democratic)Glenn Grothman (Republican)Kevin Cramer (Republican)Anna G. Eshoo (Democratic)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Bonnie Watson Coleman (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Raul R. Labrador (Republican)Louise McIntosh Slaughter (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Jared Polis (Democratic)Peter Welch (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Bob Goodlatte (Republican)Seth Moulton (Democratic)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)Gwen Moore (Democratic)Lloyd Doggett (Democratic)

Armed Services Committee

Armed Forces and National Security

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Accounting and auditingBudget deficits and national debtCongressional oversightDefense spendingDepartment of DefenseExecutive agency funding and structureGovernment information and archivesMilitary medicineMilitary personnel and dependents