The Senate Armed Services Committee voted 18-9 to advance the bill to formally change the DOD to the Department of War.
The House Armed Services Committee approved the change last week in a party-line vote.
The CBO estimated the renaming could cost $125 million.
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House Republicans have also endorsed the change, which means the Defense Department rebrand pushed by the Trump administration could become law this year.