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H.R. 10493 118th Congress House

SHIPS for America Act of 2024

Official title: To support the national defense and economic security of the United States by supporting vessels, ports, and shipyards of the United States and the U.S. maritime workforce.

Introduced: December 18, 2024 Introduced by: Trent Kelly Republican · Mississippi See on congress.gov
Transportation and Public Works
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It never became law before the 118th Congress (2023–2024) 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.
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Dec 18, 2024
Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Ways and Means, Energy and Commerce, Foreign Affairs, Oversight and Accountability, Education and the Workforce, Financial Services, the Judiciary, Natural Resources, Science, Space, and Technology, and Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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 Latest action December 18, 2024

Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Ways and Means, Energy and Commerce, Foreign Affairs, Oversight and Accountability, Education and the Workforce, Financial Services, the Judiciary, Natural Resources, Science, Space, and Technology, and Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 5611 Identical bill SHIPS for America Act of 2024
 Bill text 1 version

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Garamendi, John
California · Dec 18, 2024
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 10493: SHIPS for America Act of 2024. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-10493/
MLA
"H.R. 10493: SHIPS for America Act of 2024." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-10493/.
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H.R. 10493, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-10493/.
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[H.R. 10493: SHIPS for America Act of 2024](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-10493/)
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