Religious Insignia on Dog Tags Act

Bill: 119-hr-453
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17]
Introduced: 2025-01-15
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Department of Defense

Intellectual property

Licensing and registrations

Religion

Retail and wholesale trades
Latest action: action_date: 2025-01-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Summaries:
action_date: 2025-01-15
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <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>

tv_txt: 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.