S 1536 119th Congress Senate Taxation

Building Ships in America Act of 2025

Introduced: April 30, 2025 Introduced by: Kelly, Mark Democratic · Arizona See on congress.gov

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Apr 30, 2025

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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Lobbying activity 68

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

H.A. CUMBER & COMPANY, INC.
for SALTCHUK RESOURCES, INC. · Washington · 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026
THE WESSEL GROUP INCORPORATED
for CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC. · Ohio · 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026
THE WESSEL GROUP INCORPORATED
for UNITED STEELWORKERS · Pennsylvania · 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026
THE WESSEL GROUP INCORPORATED
for ALLIANCE FOR AMERICAN MANUFACTURING · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026
K&L GATES, LLP
for AMERICAN MARITIME PARTNERSHIP · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026
BLANK ROME GOVERNMENT RELATIONS
for NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WATERFRONT EMPLOYERS · Virginia · 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026

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Cosponsors 4

Baldwin, Tammy

Wisconsin · Apr 30, 2025

Fetterman, John

Pennsylvania · Apr 30, 2025

Murkowski, Lisa

Alaska · Apr 30, 2025

Young, Todd

Indiana · Apr 30, 2025

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1536: Building Ships in America Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-1536/

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"S. 1536: Building Ships in America Act of 2025." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-1536/.

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S. 1536, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-1536/.

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