Bill keeps Navy carrier named after Black sailor Doris Miller
S. 5680 — MILLER Act · Filed by Cory Booker (D-NJ) · Introduced Sep 30, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
This bill stops the federal government from spending money to rename the aircraft carrier CVN-81. The ship must stay named USS Doris Miller. Any future name change would need a new law from Congress. The President or a federal agency cannot rename it alone.
Who it affects
The bill affects the Navy and the memory of Doris Miller. She was a Black sailor who died in World War II.
One thing to notice
Congress must pass a new law before the ship's name can change. The President cannot do it by himself.
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
- aircraft carrier — A big Navy ship that holds and launches airplanes.
- CVN-81 — The official number for the USS Doris Miller aircraft carrier.
- federal government — The U.S. government in Washington, D.C., including Congress and the President.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (408 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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