SHIPS Act

Bill: 115-s-1414
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS]
Introduced: 2017-06-22
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Defense spending

Military operations and strategy

Military procurement, research, weapons development
Latest action: action_date: 2017-06-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-06-22
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Securing the Homeland by Increasing our Power on the Seas Act or the SHIPS Act</b></p> <p>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.</p>

tv_txt: II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1414 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 22, 2017 Mr. Wicker (for himself, Mrs. Shaheen , Mr. Kaine , Mr. King , Mr. Blumenthal , Mr. Tillis , Mr. Cochran , Mr. Strange , Ms. Collins , Mr. Inhofe , Mr. Perdue , Mr. Cotton , Mr. Rounds , Mr. Sullivan , Ms. Hirono , Mr. Roberts , and Mr. Rubio ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To state the policy of the United States on the minimum number of available battle force ships.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Securing the Homeland by Increasing our Power on the Seas Act or SHIPS Act . 2. Policy of the United States on minimum number of battle force ships It shall be the policy of the United States to have available, as soon as practicable, not fewer than 355 battle force ships, comprised of the optimal mix of platforms, with funding subject to the annual authorization of appropriation and the annual appropriation of funds.