Arsenal Workload Sustainment Act
- Bill Number
- S. 905
- Origin Chamber
- Senate
- Congress
- 119th Congress, Session 1
- Policy Area
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Status
- Introduced
- Latest Action
- 2025-03-06: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
- Last Updated
- 2025-12-05T22:03:48Z
Official Summary
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.
Sponsor
Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]
Cosponsors (4)
Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA], Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL], Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA], Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR]
Recent Actions
- 2025-03-06: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
- 2025-03-06: Introduced in Senate
Bill Versions
- Arsenal Workload Sustainment Act — issued 2025-03-06 — PDF (6 pages)