119 HR 3993 IH: Preserving Great Americans’ Legacies Act of 2025 U.S. House of Representatives 2025-06-12 text/xml EN 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.

I119th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 3993IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESJune 12, 2025Mr. 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 ServicesA BILLTo prohibit the Secretary of the Navy from changing the names of certain naval vessels.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Preserving Great Americans’ Legacies Act of 2025.

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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.