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People Over Pentagon Act of 2023

USA118th CongressHR-1134| House 
| Updated: 2/21/2023
Barbara Lee

Barbara Lee

Democratic Representative

California

Cosponsors (24)
Jared Huffman (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Mark Pocan (Democratic)Ilhan Omar (Democratic)Delia C. Ramirez (Democratic)Shri Thanedar (Democratic)Mark DeSaulnier (Democratic)Jerrold Nadler (Democratic)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Val T. Hoyle (Democratic)Bonnie Watson Coleman (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (Democratic)Summer L. Lee (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Nanette Diaz Barragán (Democratic)Jesús G. "Chuy" García (Democratic)Rashida Tlaib (Democratic)Jamaal Bowman (Democratic)Cori Bush (Democratic)

Armed Services Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
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.
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Bill from Previous Congress

HR 117-8040
People Over Pentagon Act of 2022
Feb 21, 2023
Introduced in House
Feb 21, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 117-8040
    People Over Pentagon Act of 2022


  • February 21, 2023
    Introduced in House


  • February 21, 2023
    Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Armed Forces and National Security

People Over Pentagon Act of 2023

USA118th CongressHR-1134| House 
| Updated: 2/21/2023
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.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 117-8040
People Over Pentagon Act of 2022
Feb 21, 2023
Introduced in House
Feb 21, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 117-8040
    People Over Pentagon Act of 2022


  • February 21, 2023
    Introduced in House


  • February 21, 2023
    Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Barbara Lee

Barbara Lee

Democratic Representative

California

Cosponsors (24)
Jared Huffman (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Mark Pocan (Democratic)Ilhan Omar (Democratic)Delia C. Ramirez (Democratic)Shri Thanedar (Democratic)Mark DeSaulnier (Democratic)Jerrold Nadler (Democratic)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Val T. Hoyle (Democratic)Bonnie Watson Coleman (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (Democratic)Summer L. Lee (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Nanette Diaz Barragán (Democratic)Jesús G. "Chuy" García (Democratic)Rashida Tlaib (Democratic)Jamaal Bowman (Democratic)Cori Bush (Democratic)

Armed Services Committee

Armed Forces and National Security

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted