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HR 5196 107th Congress House

National Naval Force Structure Policy Act

Official title: To declare, under the authority of Congress under Article I, section 8 of the Constitution to "provide and maintain a Navy", a national policy for the naval fo… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To declare, under the authority of Congress under Article I, section 8 of the Constitution to "provide and maintain a Navy", a national policy for the naval force structure required in order to "provide for the common defense" of the United States throughout the 21st century.

Introduced: September 9, 2002 See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Aircraft carriersAmphibious shipsCongressCongress and military policy
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This bill died when the 107th Congress ended
It never became law before the 107th Congress (2001–2002) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 30, 2002
Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
Jul 24, 2002
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Jul 24, 2002
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 30, 2002

Executive Comment Requested from DOD.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
National Naval Force Structure Policy Act - States that it is U.S. policy to rebuild as soon as possible the size of the U.S. Navy fleet to no fewer than 375 vessels in active service, including 15 aircraft carrier battle groups and 15 amphibious ready groups.
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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 3 Republican 1
D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Sep 9, 2002
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Sep 9, 2002
SCHROCK, EDWARD
· Sep 9, 2002
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Sep 9, 2002
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Sep 9, 2002
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5196: National Naval Force Structure Policy Act. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-5196/
MLA
"H.R. 5196: National Naval Force Structure Policy Act." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-5196/.
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H.R. 5196, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-5196/.
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