3.0.0 2994 2023-01-11T13:37:47Z 2023-01-11T13:37:47Z House HR 2017-06-21 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 106 (Wednesday, June 21, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. WITTMAN:H.R. 2994.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The constitutional authority on which this bill rests isthe power of Congress ``to provide for the common Defence . .. to raise and support Armies . . . to provide and maintain aNavy'' and ``to make Rules for the Government and Regulationof the land and naval Forces'' as enumerated in Article I,section 8 of the United States Constitution.____________________[Page H5049]]]> hsas00 Armed Services Committee House Standing hsas28 Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee Referred to 2017-07-17T15:00:29Z Referred to 2017-06-21T14:01:35Z National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 115 2810 HR 2017-12-12 Signed by President. Related bill CRS SHIPS Act 115 1414 S 2017-06-22 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. Identical bill CRS 2017-07-17 hsas28 Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces. Committee 2017-06-21 Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsas00 Armed Services Committee 2017-06-21 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-06-21 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress W000804 Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1] Robert Wittman R VA J. 1 N G000579 Rep. Gallagher, Mike [R-WI-8] Mike Gallagher R WI 8 2017-06-21 True B001289 Rep. Byrne, Bradley [R-AL-1] Bradley Byrne R AL 1 2017-06-21 True F000448 Rep. Franks, Trent [R-AZ-8] Trent Franks R AZ 8 2017-06-21 True C001109 Rep. Cheney, Liz [R-WY-At Large] Liz Cheney R WY 0 2017-06-21 True B001299 Rep. Banks, Jim [R-IN-3] Jim Banks R IN 3 2017-06-21 True S001154 Rep. Shuster, Bill [R-PA-9] Bill Shuster R PA 9 2017-06-21 True H001050 Rep. Hanabusa, Colleen [D-HI-1] Colleen Hanabusa D HI 1 2017-06-21 True S001170 Rep. Shea-Porter, Carol [D-NH-1] Carol Shea-Porter D NH 1 2017-06-21 True B001283 Rep. Bridenstine, Jim [R-OK-1] Jim Bridenstine R OK 1 2017-06-29 False P000601 Rep. Palazzo, Steven M. [R-MS-4] Steven Palazzo R MS M. 4 2017-06-29 False K000388 Rep. Kelly, Trent [R-MS-1] Trent Kelly R MS 1 2017-06-29 False C001105 Rep. Comstock, Barbara [R-VA-10] Barbara Comstock R VA 10 2017-06-29 False G000563 Rep. Gibbs, Bob [R-OH-7] Bob Gibbs R OH 7 2017-06-29 False Armed Forces and National Security Defense spending Military operations and strategy Military procurement, research, weapons development Armed Forces and National Security 00 2017-06-21 Introduced in House 2018-01-31T18:14:58Z 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.

]]> SHIPS Act Display Title SHIPS Act Official Title as Introduced To state the policy of the United States on the minimum number of available battle force ships. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced SHIPS Act Short Titles as Introduced Securing the Homeland by Increasing our Power on the Seas Act Introduced in House 2017-06-21T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr2994ih/xml/BILLS-115hr2994ih.xml 2017-07-17 Referred to the Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.