U.S.S. Doris Miller Act of 2026

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 10817 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 10817 To express the sense of Congress regarding the naming of a naval aircraft carrier for Mess Attendant Third Class Doris ``Dorie'' Miller, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 15, 2026 Mrs. Dingell (for herself, Mr. Mfume, and Mr. Bell) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To express the sense of Congress regarding the naming of a naval aircraft carrier for Mess Attendant Third Class Doris ``Dorie'' Miller, and for other purposes. 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 ``U.S.S. Doris Miller Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING NAMING OF NAVAL AIRCRAFT CARRIER FOR MESS ATTENDANT THIRD CLASS DORIS ``DORIE'' MILLER. (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of the Navy should name an aircraft carrier of the United States Navy the ``Doris Miller'' in honor of Mess Attendant Third Class Doris ``Dorie'' Miller, for the acts of valor described in subsection (b) and in line with the Navy's 2020 announcement to name a future Ford class aircraft carrier after Doris Miller. (b) Acts of Valor Described.--The acts of valor described in this subsection are the actions of Doris ``Dorie'' Miller, as a member of the United States Navy, as follows: (1) Following Dorie Miller's birth to Connery and Henrietta Miller, sharecroppers in Waco, Texas, he enlisted in the United States Navy in 1939, as a Mess Attendant, one of the few positions open to African Americans in the Navy. (2) On December 7, 1941, Miller was serving aboard the U.S.S. We