{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.lee.senate.gov/2025/9/senator-lee-introduces-department-of-war-restoration-act", "Senator Lee Introduces Department of War Restoration Act", "2025-09-02", "2025", "2025-09", "Republican", "Senate", "UT", "Mike Lee", "L000577", "www.lee.senate.gov", "mikelee", "https://www.lee.senate.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 U.S. Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) introduced legislation today to restore the original title of the United States Department of War to what is currently known as the Department of Defense. U.S. Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) cosponsored the legislation, and Representative Greg Steube (R-FL) introduced a companion bill in the House of Representatives.\n\n\u201cFor the first 150 years of our military\u2019s history, Americans defeated their enemies and protected their homeland under the War Department,\u201d said Senator Mike Lee. \u201cI\u2019m proud to introduce the Department of War Restoration Act to make President Trump\u2019s return to tradition permanent in federal law. It should always be clear to anyone who would harm our people: Americans don\u2019t just play defense.\u201d\n\n\u201cFrom 1789 until the end of World War II, the United States military fought under the banner of the Department of War,\u201d said Rep. Steube. \"Thanks to their courage and sacrifice, the standard of excellence was established for all servicemembers who followed in their footsteps. It is only fitting that we pay tribute to their eternal example and renowned commitment to lethality by restoring the name of the 'Department of War' to our Armed Forces.\"\n\nSenator Rick Scott said, \u201cThe United States military is not a purely defensive force. We are the most lethal fighting force on the face of the planet \u2013 and a restoration of the name Department of War reflects their true capabilities to win wars, not just respond when prodded. President Trump has made clear that our nation will pursue Peace Through Strength; we will always protect our freedoms.\u201d\n\nRead exclusive coverage by RealClear Politics here.\n\nRead the full bill text here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T15:07:37Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.lee.senate.gov/2025/9/senator-lee-introduces-department-of-war-restoration-act"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.630087848752737, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}