# 117-hr-8040: People Over Pentagon Act of 2022

117-hr-8040, People Over Pentagon Act of 2022, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA); status Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-8040
- Congress: 117
- Title: People Over Pentagon Act of 2022
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
- Introduced: 2022-06-13
- Sponsor: Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 22
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

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.

## Cosponsors (22)

- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2022-06-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2022-06-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA), 2022-06-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2022-06-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2022-06-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2022-06-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2022-06-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2022-06-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] (D-MN), 2022-06-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] (D-IL), 2022-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] (D-MA), 2022-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2022-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bush, Cori [D-MO-1] (D-MO), 2022-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bowman, Jamaal [D-NY-16] (D-NY), 2022-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2022-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] (D-OR), 2022-09-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2022-09-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA), 2022-09-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Levin, Andy [D-MI-9] (D-MI), 2022-09-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2022-09-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] (D-CA), 2022-10-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2022-11-22T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-8040 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8040)

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