# 116-hr-5657: Religious Insignia on Dog Tags Act

116-hr-5657, Religious Insignia on Dog Tags Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17] (R-FL); status Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-5657
- Congress: 116
- Title: Religious Insignia on Dog Tags Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
- Introduced: 2020-01-17
- Sponsor: Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17] (R-FL)
- Cosponsors: 7
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## 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.

## Cosponsors (7)

- Rep. Hudson, Richard [R-NC-9] (R-NC), 2020-01-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Spano, Ross [R-FL-15] (R-FL), 2020-01-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Walberg, Tim [R-MI-5] (R-MI), 2020-01-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Abraham, Ralph Lee [R-LA-5] (R-LA), 2020-01-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huizenga, Bill [R-MI-4] (R-MI), 2020-01-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Loudermilk, Barry [R-GA-11] (R-GA), 2020-01-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Waltz, Michael [R-FL-6] (R-FL), 2020-03-04T00:00:00.000Z

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- 116-hr-6742: Protecting Life in Crisis Act
- 116-hr-4305: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act
- 116-hr-3495: Improve Well-Being for Veterans Act
- 116-hr-2423: Women's Suffrage Centennial Commemorative Coin Act
- 116-hr-6829: EMPIL–DOC Act
- 116-hr-19: Lower Costs, More Cures Act of 2019

## Sources
- [116-hr-5657 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5657)

## Related
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- [116-hr-4305: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-4305)
- [116-hr-3495: Improve Well-Being for Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-3495)
- [116-hr-2423: Women's Suffrage Centennial Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2423)
- [116-hr-6829: EMPIL–DOC Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6829)
- [116-hr-19: Lower Costs, More Cures Act of 2019](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-19)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-5657 (as of 2025-11-18).