SHIPS Act
Latest action · Jul 17, 2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJun 21, 2017
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Securing the Homeland by Increasing our Power on the Seas Act or the SHIPS Act
This bill declares that it shall be the policy of the United States to have available, as soon as practicable, at least 355 battle force ships, comprised of the optimal mix of platforms, with funding subject to the annual authorization and appropriation of funds.
Cosponsors 13
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 21, 2017 to Jun 29, 2017; 8 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-PA | Bill Shuster | Original | Jun 21, 2017 |
| R-AL | Bradley Byrne | Original | Jun 21, 2017 |
| D-NH | Carol Shea-Porter | Original | Jun 21, 2017 |
| D-HI | Colleen Hanabusa | Original | Jun 21, 2017 |
| R-IN | Jim Banks | Original | Jun 21, 2017 |
| R-WY | Liz Cheney | Original | Jun 21, 2017 |
| R-WI | Mike Gallagher | Original | Jun 21, 2017 |
| R-AZ | Trent Franks | Original | Jun 21, 2017 |
| R-VA | Barbara Comstock | Jun 29, 2017 | |
| R-OH | Bob Gibbs | Jun 29, 2017 | |
| R-OK | Jim Bridenstine | Jun 29, 2017 | |
| R-MS | Steven M. Palazzo | Jun 29, 2017 | |
| R-MS | Trent Kelly | Jun 29, 2017 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Armed Services Committee | Referred Jun 21, 2017 |
| Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee | Referred Jul 17, 2017 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 17, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces.
- Jun 21, 2017Introduced in House
- Jun 21, 2017Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 163, no. 106, June 21, 2017, page H5049.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1414 | SHIPS Act | Identical bill | Jun 22, 2017 |
| HR 2810 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 | Related bill | Dec 12, 2017 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To state the policy of the United States on the minimum number of available battle force ships.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- SHIPS Act
- Securing the Homeland by Increasing our Power on the Seas Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 21, 2017Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
