The Preserving Great Americans’ Legacies Act of 2025
Introduced in the House of Representatives on June 12, 2025, H.R. 3993 aims to prevent the Secretary of the Navy from changing the names of certain naval vessels.
Section 1: Short Title
This Act may be cited as “The ‘Preserving Great Americans’ Legacies Act of 2025′.”
Section 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:
- Cesar Chavez
- Medgar Evers
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg
- Dolores Huerta
- Thurgood Marshall
- Harvey Milk
- Lucy Stone
- Harriet Tubman
“The ‘Preserving Great Americans’ Legacies Act of 2025′ (H.R. 3993) aims to prevent the Secretary of the Navy from changing the names of certain naval vessels, as reported by Congress.gov.
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