# 119-s-3160: A bill to provide for interagency tabletop exercises to assess the impacts of Department of Defense decisions during crises and evaluate United States Government tools available to augment Department of Defense capabilities in competition, crisis, and conflict, and for other purposes.

119-s-3160, A bill to provide for interagency tabletop exercises to assess the impacts of Department of Defense decisions during crises and evaluate United States Government tools available to augment Department of Defense capabilities in competition, crisis, and conflict, and for other purposes., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI] (D-MI); status introduced (as of 2026-04-21).

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- As of: 2026-04-21
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-3160
- Congress: 119
- Title: A bill to provide for interagency tabletop exercises to assess the impacts of Department of Defense decisions during crises and evaluate United States Government tools available to augment Department of Defense capabilities in competition, crisis, and conflict, and for other purposes.
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-11-07
- Sponsor: Sen. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI] (D-MI)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Integrating economic agencies into Defense tabletop exercises** to assess how economic decisions shape outcomes in competition, crisis, and conflict. The bill would bring five economic-focused agencies and private-sector experts into unclassified Department of Defense exercises and require a briefing to congressional defense committees by December 31, 2025. - Military planners: Would require the Department of Defense to run unclassified tabletop exercises that assess the economic impacts of DoD decisions and evaluate economic tools to augment DoD capabilities in competition, crisis, and conflict. - Economic agencies and the private sector: Would invite the Department of the Treasury, Department of Commerce, Department of Transportation, the Office of the United States Trade Representative, and the National Economic Council, plus private-sector representatives when appropriate, to participate in those exercises. - Congress and oversight: Would require the Secretary of Defense to brief the congressional defense committees by December 31, 2025 on current and planned efforts to include these participants in unclassified exercises.

## Provisions PRIA read

- DoD invites economic agencies to exercises: benefit, low. This bill would require the Secretary of Defense to invite economic agencies and private-sector people to unclassified DoD tabletop exercises. Agencies to be invited include Treasury, Commerce, Transportation, USTR, and the National Economic Council. The exercises would study the economic impacts o…

## Related bills

- 119-s-1541: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-s-5283: Momnibus Act
- 119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-s-2823: FAMILY Act
- 119-s-5042: Social Security 2100 Act
- 119-s-3869: Healthy Families Act

## Sources
- [119-s-3160 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/3160)

## Related
- [119-s-1541: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1541)
- [119-s-5283: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5283)
- [119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3990)
- [119-s-2823: FAMILY Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2823)
- [119-s-5042: Social Security 2100 Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5042)
- [119-s-3869: Healthy Families Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3869)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3160 (as of 2026-04-21).