NAMES Act

This bill would require the Secretary of the Navy to set up a process for naming and renaming Navy ships. The Secretary would have to create and publish objective naming criteria and get a written historical assessment from the Naval History and Heritage Command before naming or renaming a ship. The Secretary would also have to give a written reason for each chosen name, explain any choice that differs from the Command's main recommendation, and, when renaming a ship, explain the old name's history and why it is being removed. These written determinations would go to the congressional defense committees and be made public, subject to applicable law.

Full text and official record on Congress.gov

Sponsors

• Cory A. Booker Democrat sponsor
• 0 cosponsors