Navy cannot name ships after sitting Presidents or Vice Presidents
S. 5679 — NO SELF Act · Filed by Cory Booker (D-NJ) · Introduced Sep 30, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The bill stops the Navy from naming ships after a President or Vice President in office. Ships can be named after former Presidents or Vice Presidents after they leave office. The bill keeps federal resources from being used for personal promotion.
Who it affects
This bill affects the Navy and Presidents and Vice Presidents in office. It changes the rules for how Navy ships get their names.
One thing to notice
Ships can be named after Presidents and Vice Presidents, but only after they leave office.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
- Sep 30, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in Senate”
- Sep 30, 2026 — Referred to Senate Committee on Armed Services · Congress.gov: “Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- President or Vice President in office — A leader who is still serving in that job right now
- former Presidents or Vice Presidents — Leaders who used to have that job but do not anymore
- federal resources — Money, property, or tools that belong to the federal government
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (625 characters) on Oct 16, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 16,222 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-10-20.
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