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Department of War Restoration Act of 2025
To redesignate the Department of Defense the Department of War.
Summary
The Department of War Restoration Act of 2025 redesignates the Department of Defense as the Department of War. The head of the agency, currently called the Secretary of Defense, would be redesignated as the Secretary of War. The bill provides that all existing references to the Department of Defense or the Secretary of Defense in current laws, rules, regulations, and official documents automatically apply to the new names of the Department of War and the Secretary of War. This is primarily a naming change that applies retroactively to all existing legal and regulatory references.
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Sponsor (1)
11 cosponsors
- Rep. Brecheen, Josh [R-OK-2] (R-OK)
- Rep. Crenshaw, Dan [R-TX-2] (R-TX)
- Rep. Donalds, Byron [R-FL-19] (R-FL)
- Rep. Fine, Randy [R-FL-6] (R-FL)
- Rep. Hern, Kevin [R-OK-1] (R-OK)
- Rep. Jackson, Ronny [R-TX-13] (R-TX)
- Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16] (R-PA)
- Rep. Moore, Barry [R-AL-1] (R-AL)
- Rep. Ogles, Andrew [R-TN-5] (R-TN)
- Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21] (R-NY)
- Rep. Van Orden, Derrick [R-WI-3] (R-WI)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to W. Gregory Steube’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- CHENEY BROTHERS $7,800
- NEXTGEN MANAGEMENT $6,600
- STEPHENS, INC. $6,600
- NEPTUNE WELLNESS SOLUTIONS $6,600
- COOLTODAY $6,600
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for W. Gregory Steube → · Outside spending →
Actions (2)
- Sep 2, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. · house
- Sep 2, 2025 Introduced in House
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Text versions (1)
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
September 2, 2025
Mr. Steube (for himself and Mr. Moore of Alabama) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services
A BILL
To redesignate the Department of Defense the Department of War.
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 “Department of War Restoration Act of 2025”.
SEC. 2. REDESIGNATION OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AS DEPARTMENT OF WAR.
(a) Department of War.—The Department of Defense is hereby redesignated the Department of War.
(b) Secretary of War.—The head of the Department of War, as redesignated by subsection (a), is the Secretary of War.
(c) References.—Any reference to the Department of Defense or the Secretary of Defense in any law, rule regulation, certificate, directive, instruction, or other offi-cial paper in force on the date of enactment of this Act shall be considered to refer and apply to the Department of War and the Secretary of War, respectively. <all>
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