{"id":"674808a9-b912-45ca-9571-a62e670c2bc1","feedVisibility":"normal","congress":119,"billType":"s","billNumber":905,"title":"Arsenal Workload Sustainment Act","displayTitle":"Arsenal Workload Sustainment Act","abstract":"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.","displaySummary":"<p><strong>YVN Summary</strong></p>\n\n<p>Creates a five-year Pentagon pilot program that gives a 20 percent bidding advantage to defense contractors who partner with government-owned Army arsenals — aging federal factories that make ammunition and parts, including Rock Island Arsenal in Illinois and Watervliet Arsenal in New York. Contractors who don't team up with an arsenal would effectively see their bid priced 20 percent higher in the source-selection process, and bidders using an arsenal would need to ensure at least 25 percent of the work is done by DoD employees. Supporters say it keeps historic arsenals operational and protects surge capacity for wartime. The Pentagon would report to Congress within a year on how the preference is working.</p>","status":"COMMITTEE_CONSIDERATION","topics":["TECHNOLOGY","GOVERNMENT_OPERATIONS"],"introducedAt":"2025-03-06T00:00:00+00:00","latestActionAt":"2025-03-06T00:00:00+00:00","congressGovUrl":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/905","accountabilityFlags":{"corporate_benefits":["↑ Bid preference for arsenal-partnering contractors — Non-arsenal-partnered offers priced 20% higher in source selection during the five-year pilot","↑ Government workshare floor — Bidders using an arsenal must ensure at least 25% of partnership work is performed by DoD employees"],"transparency_accountability":["↑ Pilot reporting — DoD must report to Congress within one year on workload, budget accounts utilizing arsenals, and capital investments needed"]},"tldr":"Gives defense contractors a 20% bidding edge for five years if they partner with government-owned arsenals like Rock Island, keeping those factories running.","summaryStandard":null,"flagExplainers":{},"flagValence":{},"needsResummary":false,"displaySummaryHtml":null,"rawStatusText":"Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.","chamber":"SENATE","policyArea":null,"legislativeSubjects":[],"lawStatus":null,"lawNumber":null,"latestActionText":"Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.","latestTextVersion":"Introduced in Senate","textVersionUsed":"Introduced in Senate","dateAdded":"2026-04-21T00:00:00+00:00","summarizedAt":"2026-04-21T00:00:00+00:00","recordId":"674808a9-b912-45ca-9571-a62e670c2bc1","feedIdentityKey":"119/s/905","websiteBillId":"S-905","yourvoiceSummary":"Creates a five-year Pentagon pilot program that gives a 20 percent bidding advantage to defense contractors who partner with government-owned Army arsenals — aging federal factories that make ammunition and parts, including Rock Island Arsenal in Illinois and Watervliet Arsenal in New York. Contractors who don't team up with an arsenal would effectively see their bid priced 20 percent higher in the source-selection process, and bidders using an arsenal would need to ensure at least 25 percent of the work is done by DoD employees. Supporters say it keeps historic arsenals operational and protects surge capacity for wartime. The Pentagon would report to Congress within a year on how the preference is working.","updatedAt":"2026-10-25T03:47:00.179647+00:00"}