Joint SPF Subcommittee and T&I Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee Hearing: Revitalizing Shipbuilding and the Maritime Industrial Base

Wednesday, April 22, 2026 | 03:30 | Rayburn 2118
The Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces (SPF) will meet jointly with the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee’s Subcommittee on the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation to receive testimony on government and commercial shipbuilding programs as well as efforts to bolster the maritime industrial base and support commercial maritime interests.
Opening Statements:

Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee Chairman Trent Kelly

Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee Chairman Mike Ezell

Witnesses:

Mr. Jason Potter
 Performing the Duties of Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development, and Acquisition
Department of the Navy
 
The Honorable Stephen Carmel
 Administrator, U.S. Maritime Administration
Department of Transportation
 
Rear Admiral Mike E. Campbell
 Director of Systems Integration and Chief Acquisitions Officer, U.S. Coast Guard
Department of Homeland Security
 
Dr. Eric Labs
 Senior Analyst for Naval Forces and Weapons
Congressional Budget Office
 
Ms. Shelby Oakley
 Director of Contracting and National Security Acquisitions
Government Accountability Office


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