HR 5821
115th Congress
House
Armed Forces and National Security
Advisory bodies
Appropriations
Budget deficits and national debt
Defense spending
Department of Defense
Executive agency funding and structure
Legislative rules and procedure
Military procurement, research, weapons development
Wasteful Defense Spending Reduction Act of 2018
Introduced: May 15, 2018
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 15, 2018
Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, and Appropriations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
May 15, 2018
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Wasteful Defense Spending Reduction Act of 2018
This bill establishes the independent Wasteful Defense Spending Reduction Commission, which shall report to Congress recommendations as to which procurement programs of the Department of Defense (DOD) should be terminated. DOD shall terminate a recommended program if Congress approves the termination.
What's happening now
Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, and Appropriations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Committees of jurisdiction
3
Cosponsors
1