# 119-hr-453: Religious Insignia on Dog Tags Act

119-hr-453, Religious Insignia on Dog Tags Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17] (R-FL); status introduced (as of 2026-09-21).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-453
- As of: 2026-09-21
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-453
- Congress: 119
- Title: Religious Insignia on Dog Tags Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-01-15
- Sponsor: Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17] (R-FL)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**Allows Department of Defense trademarks to be combined with religious insignia on dog tags.** The bill would direct the Secretary of Defense to update DoD Directive 5535.12 and related rules so that DoD-owned or controlled trademarks can be paired with religious insignia on commercial identification tags and sold by lawful trademark licensees, and it would treat that update as having taken effect on September 13, 2013.

## Related bills

- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2570: Maximum Pressure Act
- 119-hr-9109: Stop ANTIFA Act of 2026
- 119-hr-687: MERIT Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025
- 119-hr-9298: Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-453 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/453)

## Related
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-2570: Maximum Pressure Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2570)
- [119-hr-9109: Stop ANTIFA Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9109)
- [119-hr-687: MERIT Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-687)
- [119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4206)
- [119-hr-9298: Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9298)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-453 (as of 2026-09-21).