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

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

Sec. 507. Streamlined environmental review

Section 41001(6) of the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act (42 U.S.C. 4370m(6)) is amended—

(1) in subparagraph (A)—

(A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by inserting the maritime industry after waterways,;

(B) by redesignating clauses (iii) and (iv) as clauses (iv) and (v), respectively; and

(C) by inserting after clause (ii) the following:

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(iii) is covered by a programmatic plan or environmental review developed for a project related to the maritime industry;

; and

(2) by adding at the end the following:

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(D) Maritime industry. For the purposes of subparagraph (A), the term construction of infrastructure for the maritime industry includes construction of—

(i) shipyards and ship repair facilities;

(ii) port terminals and other port facilities;

(iii) manufacturing facilities for equipment and technology instrumental to the facilitation of maritime trade and commerce, as defined by the Council; and

(iv) other industrial base facilities that support the Navy or the merchant marine of the United States.

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