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Peace Through Strength Act of 2025

In committee: it can still change before the session ends.

US HR 5522 · House Bill · 119th Congress

Stage
In committee
Started in
House
Sponsor
1
Latest action
Sep 19, 2025

What it does

The Peace Through Strength Act of 2025 would rename the Department of Defense to the Department of War and the Secretary of Defense to the Secretary of War, amending the U.S. Code to reflect these changes throughout federal law. The bill applies to all federal references to the Department of Defense, including laws, regulations, and official documents, which would be interpreted as referring to the Department of War upon enactment. It also extends the name change to subordinate officials, allowing titles such as Deputy Secretary of War or Under Secretary of War, while preserving existing statutory references until subsequently amended. The implementation of the name change is subject to…

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Where it stands

  1. Introduced (Done)

    Sep 19, 2025

  2. Committee (Current step)

    In committee · Sep 19, 2025

  3. Floor (Not started)

  4. Law (Not started)

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