Bill stops Pentagon from hiding war deaths and blocking troop pay.
S. 5300 — Honoring the Sacrifice of Troops in War Act of 2026 · Filed by Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) · 17 cosponsors · Introduced Aug 6, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The bill stops the Pentagon from changing names or records of wars. It stops the Pentagon from hiding how many troops were hurt or killed. It restores death and injury records for troops in wars against Iran. This covers troops in wars since February 28, 2026. It restores pay and help if those records were changed. The Pentagon must tell troops and their families within 30 days that records were restored.
Who it affects
Troops and their families in wars against Iran since February 28, 2026, are affected. Congress and the public are affected. The bill makes the Pentagon keep death records clear and public.
One thing to notice
The bill targets one recent war and one change to records. The Pentagon changed death records or pay, and Congress is stopping it.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
17 cosponsors: 17 Democrats.
- Aug 6, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in Senate”
- Aug 6, 2026 — Referred to Senate Committee on Armed Services · Congress.gov: “Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- Pentagon — The part of the government that runs the armed forces.
- records — Official written facts about troops who were killed or hurt in war.
- pay — Money and help that troops and their families earn.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (12,211 characters) on Aug 8, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,707 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-23.
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