{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.rickscott.senate.gov/2025/9/sens-rick-scott-mike-lee-lead-department-of-war-restoration-act", "Sens. Rick Scott, Mike Lee Lead Department of War Restoration Act", "2025-09-05", "2025", "2025-09", "Republican", "Senate", "FL", "Rick Scott", "S001217", "www.rickscott.senate.gov", "rickscott", "https://www.rickscott.senate.gov/press-releases/", "page_html", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, Senator Rick Scott joined Senator Mike Lee in introducing legislation to restore America\u2019s Department of Defense to its original name of the Department of War as President Trump takes executive action. Congressman Greg Steube has introduced companion legislation in the House of Representatives.\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 \u2014 ready to defeat any enemy when called upon. Restoring the name to Department of War reflects our true purpose: to dominate wars, not merely respond after being provoked. President Trump has made it clear that our nation will pursue Peace Through Strength \u2014 and we will always stand ready to defend our freedoms.\u201d\n\nSenator Mike Lee said, \u201cFor the first 150 years of our military\u2019s history, Americans defeated their enemies and protected their homeland under the War Department. I\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\nCongressman Greg Steube said, \u201cFrom 1789 until the end of World War II, the United States military fought under the banner of the Department of War. 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.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-03-30T11:08:25Z"]], "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.rickscott.senate.gov/2025/9/sens-rick-scott-mike-lee-lead-department-of-war-restoration-act"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.4330330304801464, "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"}