H.R. 700 · 116th Congress

12 Carrier Act

Stage
In committee
Sponsor
K. Conaway
Introduced
2019-01-22
Latest action
2019-01-24 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces.

Summary

12 Carrier Act

This bill requires the U.S. Navy to have no less than 12 operational aircraft carriers as part of its naval combat forces.

Presently, the Navy must have 11 such carriers.