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Sense of Congress: Name Navy Ship After Battle of Cowpens
Expresses Congress's view that the Secretary of the Navy should name a future Navy ship after the Battle of Cowpens. This is a non-binding resolution and does not legally compel any action.
- Population Scope Low The provision affects only the Secretary of the Navy's ship-naming discretion, touching no individuals and a single executive official.
- Budgetary Magnitude Low No funds are authorized, appropriated, or obligated by this provision.
- Legal / Regulatory Depth Low A sense-of-Congress resolution creates no statutory mandate, enforceable duty, or binding legal change — it records a congressional opinion only.
- Degree of Discretion Granted High The provision uses 'should' rather than 'shall,' leaving the Secretary of the Navy with complete discretion to name or not name a ship after the Battle of Cowpens.
- Implementation & Enforcement Burden Low No enforcement mechanism, compliance requirement, or penalty is created; the provision imposes no administrative load on any agency.
- Temporal Commitment High As a statutory expression with no expiry or reauthorization trigger, it persists on the record indefinitely until Congress acts to supersede it.
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Summary
This bill expresses the view of Congress that the United States Navy should name a future ship after the Battle of Cowpens, a key American Revolutionary War battle fought in South Carolina on January 17, 1781. The bill notes that two previous Navy ships carried the name and that no current ship does after the most recent one was retired in 2024. The bill does not require any action — it states Congress's opinion only.
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Core Policy Mechanism Top 1
Sense of Congress: Name Navy Ship After Battle of Cowpens
Expresses Congress's view that the Secretary of the Navy should name a future Navy ship after the Battle of Cowpens. This is a non-binding resolution and does not legally compel any action.
- Population Scope Low The provision affects only the Secretary of the Navy's ship-naming discretion, touching no individuals and a single executive official.
- Budgetary Magnitude Low No funds are authorized, appropriated, or obligated by this provision.
- Legal / Regulatory Depth Low A sense-of-Congress resolution creates no statutory mandate, enforceable duty, or binding legal change — it records a congressional opinion only.
- Degree of Discretion Granted High The provision uses 'should' rather than 'shall,' leaving the Secretary of the Navy with complete discretion to name or not name a ship after the Battle of Cowpens.
- Implementation & Enforcement Burden Low No enforcement mechanism, compliance requirement, or penalty is created; the provision imposes no administrative load on any agency.
- Temporal Commitment High As a statutory expression with no expiry or reauthorization trigger, it persists on the record indefinitely until Congress acts to supersede it.
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Sense of Congress: Name Navy Ship After Battle of Cowpens
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