Congress·In Committee·S. 2848

Defense Department Rename Costs Paid From Pentagon Travel Budgets

DoD COW Act of 2025

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Says any costs to change the name from “Department of Defense” to “Department of War” must come from the Defense Secretary’s travel budget.
If those rename costs are bigger than the Defense Secretary’s travel funds, the Pentagon must use travel budgets from the military departments to cover the rest.
Defines rename costs as updating things like signs on buildings, government websites, letterhead, printed materials, and other official media.
Reinforces that only Congress can change the Defense Department’s name, since Congress created and named it.
Requires the Defense Secretary to send Congress a report within 1 year showing how much money was spent on the renaming work.

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Sep 17, 2025Senate

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

Sep 17, 2025

Introduced in Senate

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Congressional Bill

Official Title

DoD COW Act of 2025

Bill NumberS 2848

Congress119th Congress

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Latest ActionRead twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

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