HR453-119

Introduced

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.

119th Congress Introduced Jan 15, 2025

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This 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., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators. The main policy domain is Government Operations, Defense, Environment.

Who Benefits and How

federal agencies and legislative administrators may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section HEADE7BE8C4A646F0876659AA4D26931C: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Religious Insignia on Dog Tags Act.
  • Section H2B5136B70348465CA41924D6F20CC541: 2. Religious insignia on commercial identification tags Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This 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., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.

Key Policy Areas

Government Operations, Defense, Environment

Primary Purpose

This 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., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.

Policy Domains

Government Operations Defense Environment

Whole bill

Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
  • federal agencies and legislative administrators
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Contextual inference, no direct clause citation

Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
  • federal implementing agencies
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Contextual inference, no direct clause citation

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Jan 15, 2025

Mr. Steube introduced the following bill; which was referred to …

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Government Operations Defense Environment
Actor Mappings
"secretary_of_defense"
→ Secretary of Defense

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