HR 1816
115th Congress
House
Armed Forces and National Security
Coast guard
Marine and inland water transportation
Military procurement, research, weapons development
Public contracts and procurement
Icebreaker Act
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 24, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces.
Mar 30, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Mar 30, 2017
Introduced in House
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Plain-English summary
Icebreaker Act
This bill authorizes the Department of the Navy to enter into a contract to acquire no more than three heavy and three medium icebreakers.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces.
Bill text
1 version
- Introduced in House Formatted Text PDF Formatted XML
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
2
Cite this page
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1816: Icebreaker Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1816/
"H.R. 1816: Icebreaker Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1816/.
H.R. 1816, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1816/.
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