United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 559 (113th)
Audit the Pentagon Act of 2013
Introduced
6 February 2013
Last action
6 February 2013 · Introduced
Status
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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.
Sponsors
Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12], Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9], Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5], Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7], Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13], Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5], Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-15], Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9], Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26], Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1], Rep. Schrader, Kurt [D-OR-5], Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3], Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29], Rep. Michaud, Michael H. [D-ME-2], Rep. Benishek, Dan [R-MI-1], Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL], Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT]
Subjects
Defence, Taxation, Budget
Source updated
12 August 2025
Summary
Audit the Pentagon Act of 2013 - Requires, on March 2 of FY2014 and each subsequent fiscal year, a 5% reduction in the discretionary budget authority of a federal agency that is identified by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) as required to have an audited financial statement: (1) that has not submitted a financial statement for the previous fiscal year, or (2) whose statement has not received either an unqualified or a qualified audit opinion by an independent external auditor. Excludes from such reduction accounts for military, reserve and National Guard personnel and the Defense Health Program account of the Department of Defense (DOD). Authorizes the President to waive a reduction in discretionary budget authority if such reduction would harm national security or members of the Armed Forces who are in combat. Requires a report to Congress listing required DOD reports that interfere with DOD's capacity to achieve an audit of its financial statements with an unqualified opinion. Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) congressional defense committees and DOD should not endanger the nation's troops by reducing wounded warrior accounts or vital protection for members of the Armed Forces in harm's way, (2) the valuation of legacy assets by DOD should be simplified without compromising essential controls or generally accepted government auditing standards, and (3) this Act should not be construed to require or permit the declassification of accounting details about classified defense programs and DOD should ensure financial accountability in such programs. .
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Timeline
6 February 2013
Introduced
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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.
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6 February 2013
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
6 February 2013
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 6 February 2013 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-15] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Schrader, Kurt [D-OR-5] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Michaud, Michael H. [D-ME-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Benishek, Dan [R-MI-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] · D · Cosponsor
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Related records
- related to ← Audit the Pentagon Act of 2014
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/559
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/559
- us · 113-hr-559 · source updated 12 August 2025