The Preserving Great Americans' Legacies Act of 2025 prevents the Secretary of the Navy from renaming any naval vessels currently named after eight civil rights and social justice figures: Cesar Chavez, Medgar Evers, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Dolores Huerta, Thurgood Marshall, Harvey Milk, Lucy Stone, and Harriet Tubman. The bill overrides existing Navy authority to change ship names and effectively locks in the current names of vessels bearing these individuals' names. The legislation does not involve new funding or establish a timeline for implementation, but rather imposes a permanent restriction on future Navy naming decisions. This bill was introduced in June 2025 and referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
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