Sea Change: Reviving Commercial Shipbuilding

Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Senate Committee (Maritime and Fisheries Subcommittee) · October 28, 2025

A Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation subcommittee hearing on U.S. commercial shipbuilding heard witnesses and senators argue for a national maritime strategy, the Ships for America Act, procurement reforms, workforce investments and targeted finance and tax incentives to rebuild domestic capacity and reduce reliance on foreign shipbuilding, particularly China.

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