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HR 8040 117th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security

People Over Pentagon Act of 2022

Introduced: June 23, 2022 See on congress.gov
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Jun 13, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Jun 13, 2022
Introduced in House
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People Over Pentagon Act of 2022

This bill reduces the amount authorized to be appropriated for the Department of Defense in FY2023 by $100 billion.

What's happening now June 13, 2022

Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 18
All 18 Democratic 14
D
Chu, Judy
California · Nov 22, 2022
 D
Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Oct 4, 2022
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Sep 28, 2022
Levin, Andy
· Sep 19, 2022
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Sep 13, 2022
DEFAZIO, PETER
· Sep 9, 2022
 D
Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · Sep 9, 2022
Bush, Cori
· Jun 23, 2022
 D
García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · Jun 23, 2022
 D
Pressley, Ayanna
Massachusetts · Jun 23, 2022
RUSH, BOBBY
· Jun 23, 2022
 D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Jun 13, 2022
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jun 13, 2022
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jun 13, 2022
 D
Omar, Ilhan
Minnesota · Jun 13, 2022
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Jun 13, 2022
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jun 13, 2022
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Jun 13, 2022
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8040: People Over Pentagon Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8040/
MLA
"H.R. 8040: People Over Pentagon Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8040/.
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H.R. 8040, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8040/.
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[H.R. 8040: People Over Pentagon Act of 2022](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8040/)
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