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Allows Religious Symbols on Dog Tags
Recent Bills/Allows Religious Symbols on Dog Tags

Allows Religious Symbols on Dog Tags

IntroducedJanuary 15, 2025
Introduced1 year ago
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Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
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Why This Matters

This bill allows military dog tags to feature religious symbols alongside Department of Defense trademarks.

If you are in the military and want a dog tag with a religious symbol, this bill allows that starting retroactively from 2013.
Who this affects
military personnel · families
What changes is this bill making?
  1. 1The Secretary of Defense must update regulations within 90 days to permit religious symbols on dog tags.
  2. 2Trademarks owned by the Department of Defense can be combined with religious insignia on these tags.
  3. 3Lawful trademark licensees will be allowed to sell these updated dog tags.
  4. 4The changes will be retroactively effective from September 13, 2013.
Read the detailed 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.

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IntroducedCurrentJan 15, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

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Joe Biden
46th President
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