Search

Search bills, members, committees and pages...

Sign In

H.R. 5080

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 5080, the Department of War Restoration Act of 2025, was introduced in the House on Sep 2, 2025 by Rep. Greg Steube (R) with 11 co-sponsors. It was referred to Armed Services, and last saw action on Sep 2, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Record

Text

H.R. 5080 has 11 co-sponsors.

hb5080/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 5080 IH: Department of War Restoration Act of 2025
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-09-02
 text/xml
 EN
 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 5080  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.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Department of War Restoration Act of 2025  .
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.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-09-02
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

To redesignate the Department of Defense the Department of War.

Sponsors

Rep. Greg Steube (R) sponsors H.R. 5080, and 11 members have co-sponsored it, 1 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 5080 went before 1 committee: Armed Services.

Armed Services
Armed Services
Referred To · Sep 2, 2025 · 581 Bills

Actions

H.R. 5080 has taken 2 actions since Sep 2, 2025.

ChamberAction
Sep 2, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Sep 2, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.Armed Services Committee

Votes

H.R. 5080 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to H.R. 5080, as Identical bill.

Titles

H.R. 5080 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Department of War Restoration Act of 2025 — Display Title
  • Department of War Restoration Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To redesignate the Department of Defense the Department of War. — Official Title as Introduced

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 5080 under Armed Forces and National Security, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 5080’s is Armed Forces and National Security.

hr5080/policy-areas.txt
Armed Forces and National SecurityAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 5080, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 143 (Tuesday, September 2, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. STEUBE:H.R. 5080.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8[Page H3757]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com