,,iii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #bfd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #e1 
#bjbe,mr4 ,schiff 7for himself and ,mr4 
,padilla7 submitted the following       
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,armed ,services          
,,resolution  ,to support the naming of 
certain ,united ,states ,navy ships     
after notable civil rights leaders and  
to strongly encourage the ,department of
 ,defense not to change the names of    
such ships4  ,whereas the ,john         
,lewis-class fleet replenishment oilers 
serve a vital role in replenishing fuel 
to ,united ,states ,navy ships and      
aircraft assigned to aircraft carriers2 
,whereas naming the class of ship and   
the first of its members after former   
,united ,states ,congressman ,john      
,lewis is a befitting tribute to a true 
,united ,states civil rights icon2      
,whereas the other ships in the class1  
including ships that are still under    
construction or are not yet constructed1

 have been named after other civil      
rights luminaries1 including ,harvey    
,milk1 ,earl ,warren1 ,robert ,f4       
,kennedy1 ,lucy ,stone1 ,sojourner      
,truth1 ,thurgood ,marshall1 ,ruth      
,bader ,ginsburg1 ,harriet ,tubman1     
,dolores ,huerta1 ,joshua ,l4 ,goldberg1
 and ,thomas ,d4 ,parham2 and ,whereas1 
by naming these ships1 the ,united      
,states ,navy has appropriately         
celebrated notable civil rights leaders 
and their legacy in promoting a more    
equal and just ,united ,states3 ,now1   
therefore1 be it ,that the ,senate--    
7#a7 strongly supports the naming of    
,john ,lewis-class fleet replacement    
oilers after the aforementioned civil   
rights leaders as a fitting tribute to  
honor their contributions to the        
advancement of civil rights2 and  7#b7  
strongly encourages the ,department of  
,defense not to take any action to      
change the names of any of the ships    
referred to in paragraph 7#a74