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To cap the amount authorized to be appropriated for the national defense budget for fiscal year 2027 at $750,000,000,000.
Summary
- Caps the amount authorized to be appropriated for the national defense budget for fiscal year 2027 at $750 billion
- Requires that when the Secretary of Defense reduces funding to meet this cap, the Defense Health Program shall not have its funding reduced
- Requires that when the Secretary of Defense reduces funding to meet this cap, military personnel accounts shall not have their funding reduced
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- Jun 16, 2026 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. · senate
- Jun 16, 2026 Introduced in Senate
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Full text
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
June 16, 2026
Mr. Markey introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services
A BILL
To cap the amount authorized to be appropriated for the national defense budget for fiscal year 2027 at $750,000,000,000.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Slash the Pentagon Act”.
SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON AMOUNTS AUTHORIZED TO BE APPROPRIATED FOR THE NATIONAL DEFENSE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2027.
(a) In General.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the amount authorized to be appropriated for the national defense budget for fiscal year 2027 is not more than $750,000,000,000.
(b) Funding for Certain Accounts.—In reducing funding for the national defense budget in accordance with the limitation set under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall not reduce amounts authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2027 for—
(1) the Defense Health Program; or
(2) military personnel accounts. <all>
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