# 119-hr-5522: Peace Through Strength Act of 2025

119-hr-5522, Peace Through Strength Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. McGuire, John J. [R-VA-5] (R-VA); status introduced (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-5522
- Congress: 119
- Title: Peace Through Strength Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-09-19
- Sponsor: Rep. McGuire, John J. [R-VA-5] (R-VA)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Renames the Department of Defense to the Department of War and swaps official titles to match that name.** The bill would update every statutory and official reference and frames the change as a "peace through strength" warfighting posture. - Service members and civilian employees: Official job titles and subordinate office names would adopt corresponding "War" versions in contexts covered by law. - Laws, regulations, and official papers: Any reference to the Department of Defense, Secretary of Defense, or related components would be read as referring to the Department of War, Secretary of War, and matching offices. - Implementation and funding: Agencies must carry out the rename consistent with applicable law and subject to available appropriations.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Rename Defense Department to War: mixed, low. If enacted, this bill would rename the Department of Defense as the Department of War. All laws, rules, and official papers that say "Department of Defense" would be read as "Department of War." The "Secretary of Defense" title would become "Secretary of War," and deputies and under secretaries cou…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-137: TCJA Permanency Act
- 119-hr-6976: Duty Status Reform Act
- 119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7613: ALERT Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-5522 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5522)

## Related
- [119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9237)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-137: TCJA Permanency Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-137)
- [119-hr-6976: Duty Status Reform Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6976)
- [119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1229)
- [119-hr-7613: ALERT Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7613)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5522 (as of 2026-04-21).