United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 2994 (115th)
SHIPS Act
Introduced
21 June 2017
Last action
17 July 2017 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces.
Sponsors
Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1], Rep. Gallagher, Mike [R-WI-8], Rep. Byrne, Bradley [R-AL-1], Rep. Franks, Trent [R-AZ-8], Rep. Cheney, Liz [R-WY-At Large], Sen. Banks, Jim [R-IN], Rep. Shuster, Bill [R-PA-9], Rep. Hanabusa, Colleen [D-HI-1], Rep. Shea-Porter, Carol [D-NH-1], Rep. Bridenstine, Jim [R-OK-1], Rep. Palazzo, Steven M. [R-MS-4], Rep. Kelly, Trent [R-MS-1], Rep. Comstock, Barbara [R-VA-10], Rep. Gibbs, Bob [R-OH-7]
Subjects
Defence
Source updated
5 December 2025
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.
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Timeline
21 June 2017
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Source: IntroReferral
21 June 2017
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
21 June 2017
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
17 July 2017
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 21 June 2017 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Gallagher, Mike [R-WI-8] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Byrne, Bradley [R-AL-1] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Franks, Trent [R-AZ-8] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Cheney, Liz [R-WY-At Large] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Banks, Jim [R-IN] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Shuster, Bill [R-PA-9] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Hanabusa, Colleen [D-HI-1] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Shea-Porter, Carol [D-NH-1] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Bridenstine, Jim [R-OK-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Palazzo, Steven M. [R-MS-4] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Kelly, Trent [R-MS-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Comstock, Barbara [R-VA-10] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Gibbs, Bob [R-OH-7] · R · Cosponsor
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Related records
- related to → National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018
- related to ← SHIPS Act
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/2994
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/2994
- us · 115-hr-2994 · source updated 5 December 2025