The bill directs the Navy and Maritime Administration to prioritize finalizing design requirements for new sealift vessels and brief Congress on plans to build and fund them.
Require the Navy and Maritime Administration to prioritize finalizing design requirements for new Ready Reserve Force vessels and brief Congress on plans to build and fund them.
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To prioritize the finalization of design requirements for new Ready Reserve Force vessels, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. Prioritization and briefing on Ready Reserve Force modernization . (a) Prioritization of design requirements .—The Secretary of the Navy and the Maritime Administrator shall prioritize the finalization of design requirements for new Ready Reserve Force vessels. (b) Briefing required .—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy, in coordination with the Maritime Administrator, shall provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing
Full Title To prioritize the finalization of design requirements for new Ready Reserve Force vessels, and for other purposes. Sponsors Mark B. Messmer(IN) Cosponsors Joe Courtney (CT) Committees Committee on Armed Services (Standing)
Evidence
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introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services
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The Secretary of the Navy and the Maritime Administrator shall prioritize the finalization of design requirements for new Ready Reserve Force vessels.
Assessments
The verified bill text would require the Navy and Maritime Administrator to prioritize finalizing design requirements for new Ready Reserve Force vessels, matching the commitment’s substance. However, the verified GovInfo passage only shows the bill was introduced and referred to the House Armed Services Committee; there is no verified evidence of passage, enactment, or the required briefing occurring as of 2026-10-04. Because this is an enactment/outcome promise rather than merely a promise to introduce legislation, introduction alone is effort, not delivery.