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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 5679 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 5679
To prohibit the naming or renaming of a Naval vessel for an individual
serving as the President or Vice President.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
September 30, 2026
Mr. Booker introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
referred to the Committee on Armed Services
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A BILL
To prohibit the naming or renaming of a Naval vessel for an individual
serving as the President or Vice President.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``No Officeholder Self-Endorsement of
Legacy for Navy Vessels Act'' or the ``NO SELF Act''.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON NAMING OR RENAMING A NAVAL VESSEL FOR A SITTING
PRESIDENT OR VICE PRESIDENT.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of the Navy may not name or rename a
vessel of the Navy for an individual who, at the time of such naming or
renaming, is serving as President or Vice President of the United
States.
(b) Permissible Naming or Renaming.--Nothing in this section shall
prohibit the naming or renaming of a vessel for a former President or
former Vice President after such individual leaves office.
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