H.R. 3151

SHIPS for America Act of 2025

Sponsor: Trent Kelly

145 cosponsors
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I Oversight and accountability

II Maritime Security Trust Fund

III Sealift capability

Sec. 303. Foreign shipping practices; controlled carriers

(a) Foreign shipping practices. Section 42301(b) of title 46, United States Code, is amended—

(1) in paragraph (2), by inserting or passengers after transportation of cargo; and

(2) in paragraph (5), by inserting or passengers after carriage of cargo.

(b) Controlled carriers. Chapter 407 of title 46, United States Code, is amended—

(1) in section 40701—

(A) in subsection (a)—

(i) in paragraph (1), by striking or at the end;

(ii) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or; and

(iii) by adding at the end the following:

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(3) arrange or provide passenger transportation at a fare that is below a just and reasonable level.

(B) in subsection (b), by striking rule, or regulation and inserting rule, regulation, or fare;

(C) in subsection (c), by striking rule, or regulation and inserting rule, regulation, or fare; and

(D) in subsection (d), by striking rule, or regulation and inserting rule, regulation, or fare;

(2) in section 40702(b)—

(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking rule, or regulation and inserting rule, regulation, or fare;

(B) in paragraph (1), by striking rate or charge and inserting rate, charge, or fare; and

(C) in paragraph (2), by striking rule, or regulation and inserting rule, regulation, or fare;

(3) in section 40703, by striking a rate, charge, and inserting a rate, fare, charge,; and

(4) in section 40704—

(A) in subsection (a), by striking rule, or regulation and inserting rule, regulation, or fare;

(B) in subsection (b), by striking rule, or regulation and inserting rule, regulation, or fare;

(C) in subsection (c), by striking rule, or regulation and inserting rule, regulation, or fare each place the term appears;

(D) in subsection (d)—

(i) in paragraph (1), by striking rule, or regulation and inserting rule, regulation, or fare each place the term appears; and

(ii) in paragraph (2), by striking rule, or regulation and inserting rule, regulation, or fare each place the term appears; and

(E) in subsection (e), by striking rule, or regulation and inserting rule, regulation, or fare each place the term appears.

IV Vessels of the United States in international commerce

A Strategic sealift programs

B Cargo preference

C Regulatory reform

V Shipbuilding

A Shipbuilding financial incentives

B Department of Defense Programs

C Shipbuilding innovation and infrastructure

VI Workforce Development

A Workforce incentives

B Workforce Pipeline

C United States Merchant Marine Academy and State maritime academies

D Maritime Credentialing Modernization

VII Amendments to the internal revenue code of 1986