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DEPOTS Act

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

US S 5349 · Senate Bill · 119th Congress

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In committee
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Senate
Sponsor
1
Latest action
Aug 6, 2026

What it does

The DEPOTS Act would authorize the Secretary of Defense to eliminate internal Department of Defense accounting charges—such as remaining depreciation or internal debt—associated with capital assets at depots and arsenals that no longer generate revenue due to mission realignments. These write-offs would apply only to internal financial balances within military department or Department of Defense accounts, not to payments owed to commercial contractors, and must ensure recovery of prior cash outlays from revolving funds. The Secretary may delegate this authority to the secretaries of the military departments. The bill aims to streamline financial accounting for defense infrastructure…

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Where it stands

  1. Introduced (Done)

    Aug 6, 2026

  2. Committee (Current step)

    In committee · Aug 6, 2026

  3. Floor (Not started)

  4. Law (Not started)

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Who is involved

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Where it goes next

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