Bill > S2848

This bill, known as the "Department of Defense's Cost of 'War' Act of 2025" or the "DoD COW Act of 2025", aims to change the Department of Defense's name back to the "Department of War" and establishes specific financial parameters for covering the associated renaming costs. The bill requires the Secretary of Defense to pay for renaming expenses by first reallocating funds from their travel budget, and if those funds are insufficient, by drawing additional funds from military department travel budgets. Congress finds that the Department was originally established as the National Military Establishment in 1947 and later renamed the Department of Defense in 1949, and asserts that such name changes can only be made through an Act of Congress. The covered costs include expenses related to changing the department's name on physical signage, websites, stationery, printed media, and digital media owned by the U.S. Government. The Secretary is required to submit a report to Congress within one year of the Act's enactment detailing the total amount spent on renaming expenses, ensuring transparency in the process of reverting the department's name.

Military Affairs and Security

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/2848/all-info