[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 673 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. RES. 673

       Recognizing the 80th anniversary of Ingalls Shipbuilding.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            October 11, 2018

 Mr. Wicker (for himself and Mrs. Hyde-Smith) submitted the following 
    resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                               RESOLUTION


 
       Recognizing the 80th anniversary of Ingalls Shipbuilding.

Whereas October 2018 marks the 80th anniversary of Ingalls Shipbuilding, a 
        shipbuilding corporation located in Pascagoula, Mississippi;
Whereas Ingalls Shipbuilding is the largest industrial employer in the State of 
        Mississippi, with nearly 12,000 shipbuilders that--

    (1) construct surface combatants, amphibious assault ships, and United 
States Coast Guard cutters; and

    (2) provide repair and maintenance services on United States Navy 
ships;

Whereas Ingalls Shipbuilding is the largest supplier to the United States Navy 
        of surface combatants and has built nearly 70 percent of the fleet of 
        warships of the United States Navy;
Whereas Ingalls Shipbuilding was founded in 1938 by Robert Ingersoll Ingalls on 
        the east bank of the Pascagoula River in the State of Mississippi;
Whereas since 1938, Ingalls Shipbuilding has provided the United States Navy, 
        United States Coast Guard, and other customers with the most reliable 
        and high-quality ships in the world;
Whereas the individuals who build ships at Ingalls Shipbuilding continue that 
        legacy of excellence;
Whereas Ingalls Shipbuilding provides 20,000 direct and indirect jobs in the 
        State of Mississippi;
Whereas Pascagoula is the home of the finest shipbuilders in the world;
Whereas Ingalls Shipbuilding contributes more than $1,000,000,000 to the economy 
        of the State of Mississippi annually; and
Whereas as of the date of this resolution, Ingalls Shipbuilding--

    (1) has 13 ships from 4 different classes under construction; and

    (2) will build for the United States Navy the LPD Flight II, the next 
class of amphibious transport dock landing ship: Now, therefore, be it

    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) recognizes Ingalls Shipbuilding on the occasion of its 
        80th anniversary as a leader in the military shipbuilding 
        sector of the United States and an excellent corporate citizen; 
        and
            (2) extends best wishes to Ingalls Shipbuilding on that 
        auspicious occasion.
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