United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 5020 (97th)
Strategic Shipbuilding Security Act of 1981
Introduced
18 November 1981
Last action
8 July 1982 · Committee
Status
Unfavorable Executive Comment Received From DOD.
Sponsors
Rep. Jones, Walter B. [D-NC-1], Rep. Snyder, M. G. (Gene) [R-KY-4], Rep. Bowen, David R. [D-MS-2], Rep. Davis, Robert W. [R-MI-11], Rep. Donnelly, Brian J. [D-MA-11], Rep. Schneider, Claudine [R-RI-2], Rep. Hertel, Dennis M. [D-MI-14]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
29 August 2025
Summary
Strategic Shipbuilding Security Act of 1981 - Directs that the main propulsion machinery of vessels which are required by law to be constructed or reconstructed in the United States be of at least 50 percent domestic manufacture.
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Timeline
18 November 1981
Introduced
Referred to House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries.
Source: IntroReferral
18 November 1981
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
18 November 1981
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
23 November 1981
Referred
Referred to Subcommittee on Merchant Marine.
Source: Committee
23 November 1981
Committee
Executive Comment Requested from Commerce, DOD, DOT, State, U.S. Trade Rep.
Source: Committee
10 June 1982
Committee
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Source: Committee
16 June 1982
Committee
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Source: Committee
7 July 1982
Committee
Unfavorable Executive Comment Received From Commerce.
Source: Committee
8 July 1982
Committee
Unfavorable Executive Comment Received From DOD.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
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Documents
1 official file
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 18 November 1981
Sponsors
- Rep. Jones, Walter B. [D-NC-1] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Snyder, M. G. (Gene) [R-KY-4] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Bowen, David R. [D-MS-2] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Davis, Robert W. [R-MI-11] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Donnelly, Brian J. [D-MA-11] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Schneider, Claudine [R-RI-2] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Hertel, Dennis M. [D-MI-14] · D · Sponsor
- · hsmm00 · Standing
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/97th-congress/house-bill/5020
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/97/hr/5020
- us · 97-hr-5020 · source updated 29 August 2025