Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding wasteful Pentagon spending and supporting cuts to the bloated defense budget.
USA117th CongressHRES-476| House
| Updated: 6/15/2021
Barbara Lee
Democratic Representative
California
Cosponsors (5)
Foreign Affairs Committee, Armed Services Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
This resolution expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress intends to reduce defense waste, increase transparency, and reduce or eliminate poor management practices at the Department of Defense (DOD). Additionally, the resolution encourages DOD to complete its full audit and supports the elimination of the Overseas Contingency Operations account.
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Bill from Previous Congress
HRES 116-1003Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding wasteful Pentagon spending and supporting cuts to the bloated defense budget.
Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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.
Armed Forces and National Security
Accounting and auditingConflicts and warsCongressional oversightDefense spendingDepartment of DefenseDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadEconomic performance and conditionsExecutive agency funding and structureForeign aid and international reliefGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionGovernment studies and investigationsMilitary operations and strategyMilitary personnel and dependents
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding wasteful Pentagon spending and supporting cuts to the bloated defense budget.
USA117th CongressHRES-476| House
| Updated: 6/15/2021
This resolution expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress intends to reduce defense waste, increase transparency, and reduce or eliminate poor management practices at the Department of Defense (DOD). Additionally, the resolution encourages DOD to complete its full audit and supports the elimination of the Overseas Contingency Operations account.
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Bill from Previous Congress
HRES 116-1003Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding wasteful Pentagon spending and supporting cuts to the bloated defense budget.
Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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.
Barbara Lee
Democratic Representative
California
Cosponsors (5)
Foreign Affairs Committee, Armed Services Committee
Armed Forces and National Security
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Accounting and auditingConflicts and warsCongressional oversightDefense spendingDepartment of DefenseDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadEconomic performance and conditionsExecutive agency funding and structureForeign aid and international reliefGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionGovernment studies and investigationsMilitary operations and strategyMilitary personnel and dependents