119th Congress · HOUSE BILLBILL

H.R. 453 — Religious Insignia on Dog Tags Act

“To direct the Secretary of Defense to revise and update the Department of Defense regulations to allow trademarks owned or controlled by the Department of Defense to be combined with religious insignia on commercial identification tags (commonly known as "dog tags") and to be sold by lawful trademark licensees, and for other purposes.”

Armed forces and national security

Introduced Jan 15, 2025

Last action Jan 15, 2025

Pipeline · Bill → Law

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Introduced

Jan 15, 2025

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Referred

Jan 15, 2025

Armed Services

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Committee

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House floor

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Senate

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Resolve Changes

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SummaryCRS Summary

This bill directs the Department of Defense (DOD) to allow trademarks owned or controlled by DOD to be combined with religious insignia on commercial identification tags (i.e., dog tags) and to be sold by lawful trademark licensees. The bill applies retroactively to September 13, 2013.

Provisions · 2 sectionsIntroduced in House

Timeline · 2 actions

Jan 15, 2025

Introduced in House

Jan 15, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.