S. 1541 · 119th Congress

SHIPS for America Act of 2025

Introduced on Apr 30, 2025 by Mark Kelly (D-AZ). 28 cosponsors, 15 of them from another party. Latest action (Apr 30, 2025): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Stage
Introduced
Introduced
Apr 30, 2025
Cosponsors
28
15 from the other party
Policy area
Transportation and Public Works
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Progress

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  1. Introduced
  2. 2Reported by committee
  3. 3Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

A bill to support the national defense and economic security of the United States by supporting vessels, ports, and shipyards of the United States and the U.S. maritime workforce.

Summary

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Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Mark KellyD-AZSponsor

Democrats · 13

Republicans · 15

Roll calls

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No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

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  1. Apr 30, 2025Introduced in Senate
  2. Apr 30, 2025 · SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. National Association of Waterfront Employers7 reports
    $200K reported (all issues)
  2. CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC.6 reports
    $2.5M reported (all issues)
  3. SSA MARINE INC.6 reports
    $1.2M reported (all issues)
  4. AFL-CIO5 reports
    $4.3M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AFL-CIO WORKING FOR AMERICA INSTITUTE, INC. (THE)AI match · 92%
  5. AMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCIL5 reports
    $21M reported (all issues)
  6. AMERICAN MARITIME OFFICERS5 reports
    $183.6K reported (all issues)
  7. AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE5 reports
  8. Alliance For American Manufacturing5 reports
    $370K reported (all issues)
  9. American Association for Justice5 reports
    $7.8M reported (all issues)
  10. American Maritime Partnership5 reports
    $2.1M reported (all issues)
  11. Association For Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International5 reports
    $456.8K reported (all issues)
  12. Association for Materials Protection and Performance (AMPP)5 reports
  13. CONSORTIUM OF STATE MARITIME ACADEMIES5 reports
    $300K reported (all issues)
  14. Chamber of Shipping of America5 reports
  15. INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS AND AEROSPACE WORKERS5 reports
    $3.9M reported (all issues)
  16. MARITIME INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH AND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT5 reports
    $300K reported (all issues)
  17. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries America, Inc.5 reports
    $380K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTDAI match · 100%
  18. NUCOR CORPORATION5 reports
    $2.6M reported (all issues)
  19. New American Industrial Alliance5 reports
    $270K reported (all issues)
  20. Ocean Conservancy5 reports
    $1M reported (all issues)
  21. PORTS AMERICA GROUP, INC. DBA PORTS AMERICA5 reports
    $380K reported (all issues)
  22. Rhoads industries5 reports
    $150K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: RHOADS INDUSTRIES, INC.$30M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 99%
  23. Seafarers International Union of N.A. - AGLIW5 reports
    $400K reported (all issues)
  24. Stolt Tankers USA, Inc.5 reports
    $220K reported (all issues)
  25. WORLD SHIPPING COUNCIL5 reports
  26. American President Lines, LLC4 reports
    $150K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AMERICAN PRESIDENT LINES, LLC$76.3M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  27. BP AMERICA INC.4 reports
  28. Chevron U.S.A. Inc.4 reports
    $7.2M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: CHEVRON U.S.A. INC$713.4K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  29. Marine Engineers' Beneficial Association4 reports
    $930K reported (all issues)
  30. U.S. MERCHANT MARINE ACADEMY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION & FOUNDATION, INC.4 reports
    $80K reported (all issues)
  31. AMERICAN COMMERCIAL BARGE LINE LLC3 reports
    $90K reported (all issues)
  32. American Maritime Officers Service (AMOS)3 reports
    $120K reported (all issues)
  33. INTERNATIONAL LONGSHOREMEN'S ASSOCIATION3 reports
    $450K reported (all issues)
  34. Matson Navigation Company, Inc.3 reports
    $340K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: MATSON NAVIGATION COMPANY, INC.$40.7M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  35. NATIONAL MARINE MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION3 reports
  36. National Retail Federation3 reports
    $5.8M reported (all issues)
  37. STEEL MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION3 reports
    $300K reported (all issues)
  38. Saltchuk Resources, Inc.3 reports
  39. Shell USA, Inc. (fka Shell Oil Company)3 reports
    $4.1M reported (all issues)
  40. Steelships, LLC3 reports
    $85K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2025, 2026.

Sources and method

Every figure on this page traces to these records.

  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 5, 2026 · loaded Oct 5, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.