Bill · H.R. 3993· House(119-HR-3993)
Preserving Great Americans’ Legacies Act of 2025
- Introduced
- 6/12/2025
- Last activity
- 6/12/2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
- Sponsored by
- Scott Peters
- Cosponsors
- - 17 - 0
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill, titled the ``Preserving Great Americans' Legacies Act of 2025'', aims to restrict the Secretary of the Navy's authority. It specifically prohibits the Secretary from changing the names of certain naval vessels. The restriction applies to any vessel currently named after specific individuals listed in the Act. These individuals include prominent figures such as Cesar Chavez, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and Harriet Tubman.
Yes· 3 of 8
Would Black Americans be better off under this?+5
The bill preserves the legacies of Medgar Evers and Thurgood Marshall.
Would Hispanic Americans be better off under this?+5
The bill preserves the legacies of Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta.
Would white Americans be better off under this?+5
The bill preserves the legacy of Lucy Stone.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Preservation of Legacies: The bill ensures that naval vessels named after specific individuals remain named after them, which preserves their legacies. This is found in Section 2(a).
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Named Individuals: The bill protects the names of specific people including Cesar Chavez, Medgar Evers, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Dolores Huerta, Thurgood Marshall, Harvey Milk, Lucy Stone, and Harriet Tubman. This is found in Section 2(b).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No negative impacts are mentioned in the text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For African Americans+5Good For Hispanic Americans+5Good For L G B T Q Community+5Good For White Americans+5Good For Women+5
- Social Issues And Justice
- Improves Gender Equality+5Improves L G B T Q Rights+5Improves Racial Equity+5
- 7/21/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 6/23/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 6/17/2025
- 3 Cosponsors added.
- 6/12/2025
- Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
- 12 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in House
J. CorreaDemocrat · California
Salud CarbajalDemocrat · California
Troy CarterDemocrat · Louisiana
John GaramendiDemocrat · California
Henry JohnsonDemocrat · Georgia
Sara JacobsDemocrat · California
Raja KrishnamoorthiDemocrat · Illinois
Mike LevinDemocrat · California
Sam LiccardoDemocrat · California
Eleanor NortonDemocrat · District of Columbia
Nancy PelosiDemocrat · California
Linda SánchezDemocrat · California
Terri SewellDemocrat · Alabama
Darren SotoDemocrat · Florida
Mark TakanoDemocrat · California
Jill TokudaDemocrat · Hawaii
Juan VargasDemocrat · California