S. 4799

Summary

S. 4799, the Slash the Pentagon Act, was introduced in the Senate on Jun 16, 2026 by Sen. Edward Markey (D). It was referred to Armed Services, and last saw action on Jun 16, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

Record

Text

S. 4799 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

119 S4799 IS: Slash the Pentagon Act
 U.S. Senate
 2026-06-16
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 II  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  S. 4799  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.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Slash the Pentagon Act  .
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.

Tracker

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A bill to cap the amount authorized to be appropriated for the national defense budget for fiscal year 2027 at $750,000,000,000.

Sponsors

Sen. Edward Markey (D) sponsors S. 4799 alone.

Edward Markey

Sen. · D–MA · Sponsor

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Committees

S. 4799 went before 1 committee: Armed Services.

Armed Services

Armed Services

Referred To · Jun 16, 2026

Actions

S. 4799 has taken 2 actions since Jun 16, 2026.

Votes

S. 4799 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

S. 4799 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• Slash the Pentagon Act — Display Title
• Slash the Pentagon Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• A bill to cap the amount authorized to be appropriated for the national defense budget for fiscal year 2027 at $750,000,000,000. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

2 clients hired 2 firms and 24 registered lobbyists who named S. 4799 in 3 quarterly filings, 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Budget/Appropriations, Agriculture, Civil Rights/Civil Liberties, Defense, Foreign Relations, Immigration, Indian/Native American Affairs, Government Issues.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 24.

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 4799 under Armed Forces and National Security, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 4799’s is Armed Forces and National Security.

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com