HR 941
115th Congress
House
Armed Forces and National Security
Military procurement, research, weapons development
Military readiness
12 Carrier Act
Introduced: February 7, 2017
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 23, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces.
Feb 7, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Feb 7, 2017
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
12 Carrier Act
This bill requires the Navy's naval combat forces to include at least 12 (currently, 11) operational aircraft carriers, effective September 30, 2023.
The bill amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 to eliminate the requirement that the Navy's certification to the congressional defense committees must indicate that the full ship shock trials on the U.S.S. Gerald R. Ford will be conducted before the first deployment of such ship.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces.
Committees of jurisdiction
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