H.R. 453 Introduced Armed Forces and National Security

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.

  1. Introduced
  2. Committee
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. To President
  6. Became law
Sponsor Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17] Introduced January 15, 2025 Cosponsors 0 Latest action January 15, 2025

Summary

Religious Insignia on Dog Tags Act
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.

Summary by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.

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Actions

  1. Jan 15, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
  2. Jan 15, 2025 Introduced in House

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