U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
SB5655: A bill to express the sense of Congress that the Secretary of the Navy should name an appropriate United States Navy ship in honor of the Battle of Cowpens, which took place on January 17, 1781, and for other purposes.
Status: In committee, September 30, 2026
What the bill says
To express the sense of Congress that the Secretary of the Navy should name an appropriate United States Navy ship in honor of the Battle of Cowpens, which took place on January 17, 1781, and for other purposes.
From the introduced text, September 30, 2026:
A BILL To express the sense of Congress that the Secretary of the Navy should name an appropriate United States Navy ship in honor of the Battle of Cowpens, which took place on January 17, 1781, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Sense of Congress on naming a Navy ship in honor of the Battle of Cowpens (a) Findings Congress makes the following findings: (1) On January 17, 1781, at the Battle of Cowpens, near Chesnee, South Carolina, American forces engaged British forces as part of the Southern Campaign of the American Revolution. (2) According to the National Park Service, the defeat of British forces at the Battle of Cowpens became known as the turning point of the war in the South and was part of a chain of events leading to Patriot victory at Yorktown . (3) The United States Navy has named two warships after the consequential Battle of Cowpens. (4) The first USS Cowpens (CVL-25) was an Independence-class light aircraft carrier and received 12 battle stars and a Navy Unit Commendation for service to the United States during World War II. (5) The USS Cowpens (CVL-25) was known by the nickname the Mighty Moo . (6) During service in the Pacific theater in World War II, the Mighty Moo conducted 2,452 action sorties, destroyed 306 enemy aircraft, …
Sponsors
- Graham, Darline (R) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
- : Introduced in Senate
Subjects: Armed Forces and National Security
Common questions
- What is SB5655?
- SB5655 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): A bill to express the sense of Congress that the Secretary of the Navy should name an appropriate United States Navy ship in honor of the Battle of Cowpens, which took place on January 17, 1781, and for other purposes.
- What does SB5655 do?
- In its own words: To express the sense of Congress that the Secretary of the Navy should name an appropriate United States Navy ship in honor of the Battle of Cowpens, which took place on January 17, 1781, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of SB5655?
- In committee as of September 30, 2026. Latest action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (September 30, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB5655?
- Graham, Darline (R).
- Where is the official record for SB5655?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5655
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