Congressional efforts to boost domestic shipbuilding through bipartisan legislation is picking up support in the Senate Armed Services Committee ahead of scheduled action on the National Defense Authorization Act next week.
The SHIPS for America Act (S. 1541) aims to revitalize the domestic maritime industry to ensure the US military has adequate shipping to maintain overseas operations in future conflicts in areas such as the Western Pacific—where China, which currently dominates the international maritime industry, threatens Taiwan.
Two committee members—Sens.