Domestic Shipbuilding and Economic Security

Current understanding

To be populated as evidence accumulates.

2025-04-30 — SHIPS for America Act of 2025: cross-connection with ships-for-america-act: SHIPS for America Act is a legislative vehicle advancing the domestic shipbuilding and maritime economic security agenda. (novelty: 3)
2026-07-23 — To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow maritime prosperity zones to be designated as qualified opportunity zones, and for other purposes.: cross-connection with maritime-prosperity-zones-opportunity-zones: Both address federal incentives targeted at reviving U.S. maritime/shipbuilding capacity; opportunity-zone tax treatment could reinforce shipbuilding-linked geographies. (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.: HR9921 introduced to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives for the construction of U.S. shipyards, framed as supporting national defense and economic security. (novelty: 2)