# 119-s-979: Buying Faster than the Enemy Act of 2025

119-s-979, Buying Faster than the Enemy Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Banks, Jim [R-IN] (R-IN); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2025-12-21).

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- As of: 2025-12-21
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-979
- Congress: 119
- Title: Buying Faster than the Enemy Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-03-12
- Sponsor: Sen. Banks, Jim [R-IN] (R-IN)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-21

## Summary

**Speed up Pentagon buying by leaning harder on commercial products and nontraditional partners.** The bill would widen open solicitations, allow follow-on sole-source awards to competitively chosen vendors, create enduring consortia paths, limit subcontract flowdown clauses, and raise upfront payments to ease cash flow.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Higher advance payments for contractors: benefit, medium. If enacted, DoD contracts could allow advance payments up to 30% of the contract price. That is up from 15% now. This would start upon enactment and apply per contract.
- Default commercial buying for DoD: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would presume DoD items are commercial and should use commercial buying rules and broad solicitations when practicable. If DoD decides an item is non-commercial, the officer must write a memo with market research and program-manager approval. Limits on clause flowdown would app…
- New consortia for prototype production: benefit, medium. If enacted, the Secretary of Defense must set up at least five consortia for each systems command and each portfolio acquisition executive. The consortia would run prototype projects and follow-on production. These pathways would start upon enactment and aim to attract nontraditional firms.

## Related bills

- 119-s-2142: GOLDEN DOME Act of 2025
- 119-s-4952: Protecting American Taxpayers Act
- 119-s-4378: Protecting American Taxpayers Act
- 119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act
- 119-s-535: Respect Parents’ Childcare Choices Act
- 119-s-4983: Harry Reid Immigration Stabilization Act

## Sources
- [119-s-979 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/979)

## Related
- [119-s-2142: GOLDEN DOME Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2142)
- [119-s-4952: Protecting American Taxpayers Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4952)
- [119-s-4378: Protecting American Taxpayers Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4378)
- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
- [119-s-535: Respect Parents’ Childcare Choices Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-535)
- [119-s-4983: Harry Reid Immigration Stabilization Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4983)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-979 (as of 2025-12-21).