Audit the Pentagon Act of 2026
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, Audit the Pentagon Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors. The main policy domain is Defense, Government Operations, Finance.
Who Benefits and How
defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H7B7BED6BEE874F9E9FF635608283D6A2: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Audit the Pentagon Act of 2026.
- Section HB1365B1CE3C4486CA6EFCDE9C9BC1FE2: 2. Findings The Pentagon failed its 8th consecutive audit in December 2025. In November 2023, upon failure of its 6th consecutive audit, the Pentagon was...
- Section H6087CD00F1924A69939174A5AC86DD85: 3. Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that— as the overall defense budget is cut, the congressional defense committees and the Department of Defense...
- Section HCBF68326457F4FFC8883428D03E21DA7: 4. Department of Defense spending reductions in the absence of an unqualified audit opinion If, during any fiscal year after fiscal year 2025, the Comptroller...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, Audit the Pentagon Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors.
Key Policy Areas
Defense, Government Operations, Finance
Primary Purpose
This bill, Audit the Pentagon Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeReferred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Introduced in House
Mr. Pocan (for himself, Mr. Biggs of Arizona, Ms. Omar, …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "federal_implementing_agencies"
- → Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill
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