S. 905 · Where this bill is now
In committee
Introduced in the Senate, Mar 6, 2025
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryDirects Pentagon to favor arsenals in military contracts
The bill sets up a five-year test program where the Department of Defense would prefer to work with private contractors that use government-owned Army arsenals (weapons manufacturing facilities) in their bids. When private companies bid on defense contracts without using a government arsenal, the Pentagon would add 20% to their price to make government-arsenal partnerships more attractive. The Pentagon would also favor contractors that use the Army's Advanced Manufacturing Center of Excellence and ensure at least 25% of the work goes to government employees.
How it affects you
This would mainly affect defense contractors and the people who work at government arsenals. Government arsenal workers could see more consistent workload and job security if the preference for using their facilities leads to more contracts. Private defense contractors bidding on Pentagon work might need to partner with government arsenals to stay competitive on price.
Read the official summary (Introduced in Senate, Mar 6, 2025)
Arsenal Workload Sustainment Act
This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to establish a five-year pilot program to give preference to any procurement action or solicitation with a non-public partner that uses a government-owned and operated arsenal of the Department of the Army in any type of contractual agreement with the government. Under the program, DOD must add 20% to the price of the bid of non-public partners that do not use a government-owned arsenal.
DOD must also give preference to non-public partners that utilize the Advanced Manufacturing Center of Excellence of the Army and ensure not less than 25% of the activities under the partnership are performed by DOD employees.
Written by AI (Claude) using only the official summary by the Congressional Research Service, the Library of Congress’s nonpartisan research staff. It can miss nuance, so check the official summary and the bill text for details.
1st SessionS. 905
A BILL
Arsenal Workload Sustainment Act
Sponsor: Sen. Richard J. Durbin (D-IL) · Introduced Mar 6, 2025 · Armed Forces and National Security · 1 version of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Mar 6, 2025: “Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.”