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HCR79 • 2025

RECOGNIZING THE CREW AND FAMILIES OF THE USS DELAWARE (SSN-791) FOR THEIR CONTINUTED DEDICATION AND SERVICE TO THE UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES.

RECOGNIZING THE CREW AND FAMILIES OF THE USS DELAWARE (SSN-791) FOR THEIR CONTINUTED DEDICATION AND SERVICE TO THE UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Carson
Last action
2025-06-24
Official status
Passed 6/24/25
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Honoring the Crew and Families of USS Delaware

This resolution honors the crew and families of the USS Delaware (SSN-791) for their service to the United States Armed Forces.

What This Bill Does

  • Recognizes and commends the crew and family members of the USS Delaware for their continued dedication to the United States Armed Forces.
  • Acknowledges the role of the Delaware Submarine Association in supporting the morale, wellbeing, and recreation of the crew and families.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The crew and families of the USS Delaware (SSN-791).
  • The Delaware Submarine Association.

Terms To Know

Resolution
A formal statement by a legislative body expressing approval, disapproval, or making recommendations.
USS Delaware (SSN-791)
A Virginia-class attack submarine of the United States Navy.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This resolution does not provide any financial support or legal changes.
  • The impact on the crew and families is primarily symbolic.

Bill History

  1. 2025-06-24 Delaware General Assembly

    Introduced in House

  2. 2025-06-24 Delaware General Assembly

    Passed In House by Voice Vote

  3. 2025-06-24 Delaware General Assembly

    Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES

Official Summary Text

RECOGNIZING THE CREW AND FAMILIES OF THE USS DELAWARE (SSN-791) FOR THEIR CONTINUTED DEDICATION AND SERVICE TO THE UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES.
This Resolution recognizes and commends the crew and family members of the USS Delaware (SSN-791) for their continued dedication to the United States Armed Forces.

It also recognizes the Delaware Submarine Association for its role in supporting the morale, wellbeing, and recreation of the crew and families of the USS Delaware, as well to encourage, advocate, and generate statewide support for the crew of the submarine.

Current Bill Text

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SPONSOR:

Rep. Carson & Sen. Poore

Reps. Bush, Chukwuocha, Harris, Hilovsky, D. Short, Spiegelman; Sens. Lawson, Pettyjohn

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

153rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 79

RECOGNIZING THE CREW AND FAMILIES OF THE USS DELAWARE (SSN-791) FOR THEIR CONTINUTED DEDICATION AND SERVICE TO THE UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES.

WHEREAS, the USS Delaware (SSN-791) is a Virginia-class attack submarine built for the United States Navy; and

WHEREAS, construction began in September of 2013 and the submarine was christened on October 20, 2018; and

WHEREAS, the USS Delaware is 377 feet long, 33 feet wide, and propelled by nuclear power; and

WHEREAS, the USS Delaware (SSN-791) Ship’s Crest is a hand-drawn theme which represents the simple submarine crest of WWII, a modern submarine silhouette around a Fighting Blue Hen while two dolphins adorn the bottom of the crest, one silver and one gold, which represents the enlisted and officer warfare insignia; and

WHEREAS, the USS Delaware was the first ever US ship to be commissioned while underwater due to the COVID-19 pandemic; and

WHEREAS, the USS Delaware has 15 officers and 117 enlisted crew members on board; and

WHEREAS, the State of Delaware has served as the namesake for seven American warships; and

WHEREAS, the Delaware Submarine Association was founded in 2020 to serve as the civilian support organization for the USS Delaware (SSN-791).

NOW, THEREFORE:

BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the 153rd General Assembly of the State of Delaware, the Senate concurring therein, that the General Assembly hereby recognizes and commends the crew and families of the USS Delaware (SSN-791) for the continued dedication to the United States Armed Forces.

SYNOPSIS

This Resolution recognizes and commends the crew and family members of the USS Delaware (SSN-791) for their continued dedication to the United States Armed Forces.

It also recognizes the Delaware Submarine Association for its role in supporting the morale, wellbeing, and recreation of the crew and families of the USS Delaware, as well to encourage, advocate, and generate statewide support for the crew of the submarine.