H.R. 453

Summary

H.R. 453, the Religious Insignia on Dog Tags Act, was introduced in the House on Jan 15, 2025 by Rep. Greg Steube (R). It was referred to Armed Services, and last saw action on Jan 15, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Record

Text

H.R. 453 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

119 HR 453 IH: Religious Insignia on Dog Tags Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-01-15
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 453  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.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Religious Insignia on Dog Tags Act  .
2.
Religious insignia on commercial identification tags
(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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Sponsors

Rep. Greg Steube (R) sponsors H.R. 453 alone.

Greg Steube

Rep. · R–FL-17 · Sponsor

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Committees

H.R. 453 went before 1 committee: Armed Services.

Armed Services

Armed Services

Referred To · Jan 15, 2025 · 581 Bills

Actions

H.R. 453 has taken 2 actions since Jan 15, 2025.

Votes

H.R. 453 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 453 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• Religious Insignia on Dog Tags Act — Display Title
• 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. — Official Title as Introduced
• Religious Insignia on Dog Tags Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 453 under Armed Forces and National Security, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 6 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 453’s is Armed Forces and National Security.

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 453 carries 6 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Administrative law and regulatory procedures to Retail and wholesale trades.

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 453, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 8 (Wednesday, January 15, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. STEUBE:H.R. 453.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8[Page H187]

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