POLITICS_ House Panel Backs War Dept's $1.5 Trillion Budget, Rebrand (Michael Katz - NEWSMAX)

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House Panel Backs War Dept's $1.5 Trillion Budget, Rebrand

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By Michael Katz | Friday, 05 June 2026 04:43 PM EDT


The House Armed Services Committee advanced the Trump administration's effort to rename the Department of Defense the Department of War on Thursday night, approving the annual Pentagon spending bill after a marathon session.

The committee passed the $1.5 trillion National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal 2027 by a 44-12 vote after 14 hours of debate.

Attached to the bill is an amendment from Rep. Ronny Jackson, R-Texas, a close ally of President Donald Trump, stating that "any reference to the Secretary of Defense or Department of Defense in any law, regulation, map, document, record, or other paper of the United States shall be deemed to be a reference to the Secretary of War or Department of War, respectively."

The amendment was approved on a party-line vote.

"American exceptionalism is BACK! During tonight's @HASCRepublicans NDAA markup, my amendment to RESTORE the name and legacy of the Department of War passed," Jackson wrote on X. "Proud to deliver on this priority and advance policies that put America First!!"

Congress created the War Department in 1789, led by a secretary of war, and it remained that way until 1947. The National Security Act Amendments of 1949 permanently changed the name to the Department of Defense, led by a secretary of defense. 

Trump signed an executive order in September authorizing the use of the Department of War in place of the Department of Defense.

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