# 119-hr-7555: Audit the Pentagon Act of 2026

119-hr-7555, Audit the Pentagon Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-02).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-7555
- Congress: 119
- Title: Audit the Pentagon Act of 2026
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-02-12
- Sponsor: Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI)
- Cosponsors: 23
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-02

## Summary

**Ties Pentagon funding to clean audits.** This bill would create a framework that links Department of Defense funding to whether departments receive an unqualified audit opinion, and it sets automatic cuts, exclusions, waivers, and reporting rules. - Department of Defense entities would face automatic spending reductions if they fail to certify an unqualified opinion: 0.5 percent in the fiscal year of the determination and 1.0 percent in each subsequent year. Reductions are allocated pro rata across programs and the amounts are deposited in the Treasury General Fund for deficit reduction. - Service members and core health accounts are protected. Military, reserve, and National Guard accounts and the Defense Health Program are excluded from cuts, and Congress emphasizes protecting wounded warrior accounts and critical protections like body armor. - Audit and oversight changes aim to streamline legacy asset valuation without weakening controls and to preserve classified accounting practices. The bill allows auditors with security clearances, provides presidential waivers for national security harms, and requires reports to Congress within 60 days after cuts take effect. *This bill would reduce DoD outlays when audits fail and direct those amounts to the Treasury General Fund, thereby reducing the federal deficit.*

## Cosponsors (23)

- Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5] (R-AZ), 2026-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] (D-MN), 2026-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Simon, Lateefah [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2026-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2026-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ramirez, Delia C. [D-IL-3] (D-IL), 2026-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2026-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2026-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA), 2026-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM), 2026-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2026-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Summer L. [D-PA-12] (D-PA), 2026-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2026-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2026-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Foushee, Valerie P. [D-NC-4] (D-NC), 2026-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2026-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] (D-IL), 2026-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL), 2026-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA), 2026-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hageman, Harriet M. [R-WY-At Large] (R-WY), 2026-02-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mfume, Kweisi [D-MD-7] (D-MD), 2026-02-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6] (R-WI), 2026-02-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13] (D-MI), 2026-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37] (D-TX), 2026-08-31T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- DoD budget cuts for failed audits: cost, high. This bill would require automatic cuts when a DoD department lacks an unqualified audit opinion. The cut would be 0.5% in the fiscal year the failure is determined. If the failure continues in later years the cut would be 1.0% annually. Cuts would be applied pro rata across each program, project, a…

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- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act
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- 119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
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## Sources
- [119-hr-7555 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7555)

## Related
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3971)
- [119-hr-2045: Medicare Dental, Vision, and Hearing Benefit Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2045)
- [119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-51)
- [119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-20)
- [119-hr-2086: Rights for the TSA Workforce Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2086)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7555 (as of 2026-09-02).