S. 5185In Committee
Audit the Pentagon Act
Plain-English overview
What this bill does
Require the Department of Defense to cut funding for components that fail to receive a clean full financial statement audit and send those amounts to the Treasury for deficit reduction
Key points
- Require 2 percent spending cuts
- Direct Treasury deposits for deficit reduction
Current status
Where it stands
Status
In Committee
Latest action
2026-07-30 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
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