S 1541 119th Congress Senate Transportation and Public Works

SHIPS for America Act of 2025

Introduced: October 28, 2025 Introduced by: Kelly, Mark Democratic · Arizona See on congress.gov

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Apr 30, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Apr 30, 2025

Introduced in Senate

Votes taken on this bill 3

Date	Chamber	What was voted on	Result	Yes–No
Feb 7, 1996	Senate · vote #19	On Passage of the Bill S. 1541	Passed	64–32	See who voted →
Feb 6, 1996	Senate · vote #9	On the Cloture Motion S.Amdt. 3184 to S. 1541 (Agricultural Market Transition A…	Rejected	59–34	See who voted →
Feb 1, 1996	Senate · vote #7	On the Cloture Motion S. 1541	Rejected	53–45	See who voted →

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
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Lobbying activity 175

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

K&L GATES, LLP
for CONSORTIUM OF STATE MARITIME ACADEMIES · Michigan · 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
OCEAN CONSERVANCY
for OCEAN CONSERVANCY · 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
BLANK ROME GOVERNMENT RELATIONS
for INTERNATIONAL MARINE CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION · 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026
BLANK ROME GOVERNMENT RELATIONS
for DNV USA INC. · Virginia · 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026

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Cosponsors 25

Reed, Jack

Rhode Island · Jul 15, 2026

South Carolina · Jun 23, 2026

Moody, Ashley

Florida · Jun 22, 2026

Tillis, Thomas

North Carolina · Jun 2, 2026

Klobuchar, Amy

Minnesota · Jun 1, 2026

Slotkin, Elissa

Michigan · Jun 1, 2026

Warren, Elizabeth

Massachusetts · Jun 1, 2026

Wicker, Roger F.

Mississippi · May 20, 2026

Britt, Katie Boyd

Alabama · May 12, 2026

Scott, Tim

South Carolina · Apr 27, 2026

New Jersey · Oct 28, 2025

Moreno, Bernie

Ohio · Oct 28, 2025

Gillibrand, Kirsten E.

New York · Jul 8, 2025

McCormick, David

Pennsylvania · Jul 8, 2025

Blumenthal, Richard

Connecticut · May 20, 2025

Sullivan, Dan

Alaska · May 20, 2025

Baldwin, Tammy

Wisconsin · Apr 30, 2025

Fetterman, John

Pennsylvania · Apr 30, 2025

Murkowski, Lisa

Alaska · Apr 30, 2025

Scott, Rick

Florida · Apr 30, 2025

Young, Todd

Indiana · Apr 30, 2025

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1541: SHIPS for America Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-1541/

MLA

"S. 1541: SHIPS for America Act of 2025." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-1541/.

Bluebook (legal)

S. 1541, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-1541/.

Markdown link

[S. 1541: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-1541/)