Religious Insignia on Dog Tags Act

House Bill

H.R. 453

119th Congress

Religious Insignia on Dog Tags Act

In Committee

Introduced:Jan 15, 2025

Primary Sponsor

Charles J. Fleischmann

Representative

Republican

TN-3

Cosponsors

0

Quick Stats

Policy Area

Armed Forces and National Security

Summary

This bill directs DOD to allow its trademarks to be combined with religious insignia on commercial dog tags sold by licensed manufacturers. The provision applies retroactively to September 2013, resolving previous trademark disputes.

Latest Action

Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

AI Summary

Plain-English explanation of this bill

This bill directs DOD to allow its trademarks to be combined with religious insignia on commercial dog tags sold by licensed manufacturers. The provision applies retroactively to September 2013, resolving previous trademark disputes.

Last updated: 1/5/2026

Official Summary

Congressional Research Service summary

Religious Insignia on Dog Tags Act 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. The bill applies retroactively to September 13, 2013.

Key Points

Main provisions of the bill

Allows DOD trademarks combined with religious insignia
Applies to commercial identification dog tags
Permits sale by lawful trademark licensees
Retroactive to September 13, 2013
Resolves religious symbol trademark disputes

How This Impacts Americans

Potential effects on citizens and communities

Military members and supporters could purchase commercial dog tags featuring both DOD insignia and religious symbols. This resolves issues where such combinations were previously prohibited under trademark policies.

Policy Areas

Primary Policy Area

Armed Forces and National Security

Related Subjects

Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Department of Defense

Intellectual property

Licensing and registrations

Religion

Retail and wholesale trades

Scope & Jurisdiction

Jurisdiction Level

federal

Congressional Session

119th Congress

Citation Reference

453, 119th Congress (2025). "Religious Insignia on Dog Tags Act". Source: Voter's Right Platform. https://votersright.org/bills/118-hr-453