A House panel advances legislation that would reinstate non-Confederate names for nine U.S. military bases and adopt the term “Department of War” for the department responsible for the Army. Multiple outlets report that the measure would implement recommendations from a congressional commission that issued its guidance in 2023. Under the bill, the nine bases would return to naming guidance selected by that commission, reversing prior changes that had been made in recent years. The reporting is consistent that the action is taken at the committee level, meaning the bill still needs further consideration before it could become law. The outlets also agree on the scope of the proposal: base-name reinstatements tied to the 2023 commission and a broader symbolic change in how the Army’s governing department is referred to. The coverage does not indicate that the panel action alters other aspects of military policy, and it frames the vote as a legislative step that would require additional procedural steps in the House and potentially the Senate.