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H.R. 3993

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 3993, the Preserving Great Americans’ Legacies Act of 2025, was introduced in the House on Jun 12, 2025 by Rep. Scott Peters (D) with 17 co-sponsors. It was referred to Armed Services, and last saw action on Jun 12, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Record

Text

H.R. 3993 has 17 co-sponsors.

hb3993/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 3993 IH: Preserving Great Americans’ Legacies Act of 2025
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-06-12
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 3993  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   June 12, 2025   Mr. Peters  (for himself,  Ms. Pelosi ,  Mr. Takano ,  Mr. Vargas ,  Mr. Johnson of Georgia ,  Ms. Tokuda ,  Mr. Carter of Louisiana ,  Mr. Krishnamoorthi ,  Ms. Norton ,  Mr. Garamendi ,  Ms. Jacobs ,  Ms. Sánchez , and  Mr. Levin ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Armed Services    A BILL
To prohibit the Secretary of the Navy from changing the names of certain naval vessels.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Preserving Great Americans’ Legacies Act of 2025  .
2.
Prohibition on name change of certain naval vessels
(a)
In general
Notwithstanding section 8662(b) of title 10, United States Code, the Secretary of the Navy may not change the name of any naval vessel that, as of the date of the enactment of this Act, is named after an individual referred to in subsection (b).
(b)
Individuals
An individual referred to in this subsection is any of the following:
(1)
Cesar Chavez.
(2)
Medgar Evers.
(3)
Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
(4)
Dolores Huerta.
(5)
Thurgood Marshall.
(6)
Harvey Milk.
(7)
Lucy Stone.
(8)
Harriet Tubman.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-06-12
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

To prohibit the Secretary of the Navy from changing the names of certain naval vessels.

Sponsors

Rep. Scott Peters (D) sponsors H.R. 3993, and 17 members have co-sponsored it, 12 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 3993 went before 1 committee: Armed Services.

Armed Services
Armed Services
Referred To · Jun 12, 2025 · 581 Bills

Actions

H.R. 3993 has taken 2 actions since Jun 12, 2025.

ChamberAction
Jun 12, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Jun 12, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.Armed Services Committee

Votes

H.R. 3993 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 3993 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Preserving Great Americans’ Legacies Act of 2025 — Display Title
  • Preserving Great Americans’ Legacies Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To prohibit the Secretary of the Navy from changing the names of certain naval vessels. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

2 clients hired 2 firms and 4 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 3993 in 2 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Civil Rights/Civil Liberties, Defense, Foreign Relations, Budget/Appropriations, Education, Family issues/Abortion/Adoption, Health Issues, Housing.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN—District of Columbia11—
VOTEVETS ACTION FUND, INC.—District of Columbia11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN11—
VOTEVETS ACTION FUND, INC.11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
DAVID STACY111
JENNIFER BAILEY111
MARY KASZYNSKI111
MATTHEW ROSE111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGNHUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN2026 second_quarter$223.7K2nd Quarter - Report
VOTEVETS ACTION FUND, INC.VOTEVETS ACTION FUND, INC.2025 second_quarter$30K2nd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 3993 under Armed Forces and National Security, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 3993’s is Armed Forces and National Security.

hr3993/policy-areas.txt
Armed Forces and National SecurityAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com