Introduced:
Jan 15, 2025
Policy Area:
Armed Forces and National Security
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Latest Action
Jan 15, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Summaries (1)
Introduced in House
- Jan 15, 2025
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<p><b>Religious Insignia on Dog Tags Act</b></p> <p>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.</p> <p>The bill applies retroactively to September 13, 2013. </p>
Actions (3)
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Type: IntroReferral
| Source: House floor actions
| Code: H11100
Jan 15, 2025
Introduced in House
Type: IntroReferral
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Jan 15, 2025
Introduced in House
Type: IntroReferral
| Source: Library of Congress
| Code: 1000
Jan 15, 2025
Subjects (7)
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Armed Forces and National Security
(Policy Area)
Department of Defense
Intellectual property
Licensing and registrations
Religion
Retail and wholesale trades
Full Bill Text
Length: 2,045 characters
Version: Introduced in House
Version Date: Jan 15, 2025
Last Updated: Nov 13, 2025 6:39 AM
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 453 Introduced in House
(IH) ]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 453
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.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 15, 2025
Mr. Steube introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Armed Services
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
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.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 453 Introduced in House
(IH) ]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 453
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.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 15, 2025
Mr. Steube introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Armed Services
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
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.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1.
This Act may be cited as the ``Religious Insignia on Dog Tags
Act''.
SEC. 2.
(a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall review and update
Department of Defense Directive 5535.12 and any associated 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.
(b) Retroactive Effective Date.--The update to the Directive under
subsection
(a) shall be deemed to have taken effect on September 13,
2013.
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