12 Carrier Act
- Last Action
- 3/23/2017
Actions
- 2017-03-23Referred to the Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces.
- 2017-02-07Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
- 2017-02-07Introduced in House
- 2017-02-07Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2017-02-07 (00)
12 Carrier Act
This bill requires the Navy's naval combat forces to include at least 12 (currently, 11) operational aircraft carriers, effective September 30, 2023.
The bill amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 to eliminate the requirement that the Navy's certification to the congressional defense committees must indicate that the full ship shock trials on the U.S.S. Gerald R. Ford will be conducted before the first deployment of such ship.
Cosponsors (6)
- Elise Stefanik (R-NY)
- Vicky Hartzler (R-MO)
- Jim Bridenstine (R-OK)
- Jim Banks (R-IN)
- Mike Gallagher (R-WI)
- Duncan Hunter (R-CA)
Subjects
- Military procurement, research, weapons development
- Military readiness
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