S.Res. 264: A resolution to support the naming of certain United States Navy ships after notable civil rights leaders and to strongly encourage the Department of Defense not to change the names of such ships.

119th Congress · introduced 2025-06-05 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (text: CR S3256)

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A resolution to support the naming of certain United States Navy ships after notable civil rights leaders and to strongly encourage the Department of Defense not to change the names of such ships.

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A resolution to support the naming of certain United States Navy ships after notable civil rights leaders and to strongly encourage the Department of Defense not to change the names of such ships.

Source: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-119sres264.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/sres>

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Sponsor: Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] · 1 cosponsors

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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-119sres264.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/sres>

Record fed-us-cong119-sres264 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills