Former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., is being honored by the United States Navy on the same day that President Obama is signing the last piece of legislation she sponsored before being attacked by a gunman in Arizona.

“I am pleased to honor Gabrielle Giffords and the people of Arizona with the naming of this ship,” Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus said today. “Giffords and the ship’s sponsor, Roxanna Green, are sources of great inspiration and represent the Navy and Marine Corps qualities of overcoming, adapting and coming out victoriously despite great challenges.”