U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
SB5185: Audit the Pentagon Act
Status: In committee, July 30, 2026
A bill to provide for auditing of the Pentagon.
What the bill says
To provide for auditing of the Pentagon.
From the introduced text, July 30, 2026:
A BILL To provide for auditing of the Pentagon. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Audit the Pentagon Act . SECTION 2. Auditing the Pentagon If during any fiscal year after fiscal year 2024, the Secretary of Defense determines that a department, agency, or other element of the Department of Defense has not achieved an unqualified opinion on its full financial statements for the calendar year ending during such fiscal year-- (1) the amount available to such department, agency, or element for the fiscal year in which such determination is made shall be equal to the amount otherwise authorized to be appropriated minus 2.0 percent; (2) the amount unavailable to such department, agency, or element for that fiscal year pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be applied on a pro rata basis against each program, project, and activity of such department, agency, or element in that fiscal year; and (3) the Secretary shall deposit in the general fund of the Treasury for purposes of deficit reduction all amounts unavailable to departments, agencies, and elements of the Department in the fiscal year pursuant to determinations made under paragraph (1).
Sponsors
- Bernard Sanders (I, SD-VT) · primary sponsor
- Grassley, Chuck (R, SD-IA)
- Wyden, Ron (D, SD-OR)
- Van Hollen, Chris (D)
- Warren, Elizabeth (D)
- Booker, Cory (D)
- Smith, Tina (D)
- Markey, Edward (D)
- Lee, Mike (R)
- Merkley, Jeff (D, SD-OR)
- Paul, Rand (R)
- Murphy, Christopher (D)
Latest actions
- : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
- : Introduced in Senate
Subjects: Armed Forces and National Security
Common questions
- What is SB5185?
- SB5185 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Audit the Pentagon Act.
- What does SB5185 do?
- In its own words: To provide for auditing of the Pentagon.
- What is the status of SB5185?
- In committee as of July 30, 2026. Latest action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (July 30, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB5185?
- Bernard Sanders (I, SD-VT), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB5185?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5185
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