Shipyard Construction Tax Incentives (HR9921)

Current understanding

HR9921 (119th Congress) would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives for the construction of United States shipyards, framed as a national defense and economic security industrial-policy measure. The bill has been introduced; specific credit structures, eligibility criteria, revenue impact, and status beyond introduction are not detailed in the available record.

Evidence log

• 2025-04-30 — SHIPS for America Act of 2025: cross-connection with ships-for-america-act: Both target expansion of U.S. shipbuilding capacity; SHIPS Act is a broad maritime industrial-base package while HR9921 supplies targeted tax incentives for shipyard construction. (novelty: 3)
• 2026-07-23 — To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to support the national defense and economic security of the United States by incentivizing the construction of United States shipyards.: cross-connection with ndaa-fy2026: HR9921’s shipyard construction tax incentives would operate alongside the FY2026 NDAA’s required Navy shipyard readiness strategy, together forming tax-side and authorization-side approaches to expanding U.S. shipyard capacity. (novelty: 2)

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