# 119-hr-4375: Great Lakes Icebreaker Act of 2025

119-hr-4375, Great Lakes Icebreaker Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. McDonald Rivet, Kristen [D-MI-8] (D-MI); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-4375
- Congress: 119
- Title: Great Lakes Icebreaker Act of 2025
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-07-14
- Sponsor: Rep. McDonald Rivet, Kristen [D-MI-8] (D-MI)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**A capable Great Lakes icebreaker** would be sped up by forcing the Coast Guard to lay out a near‑term plan and to test fleet performance over multiple seasons. The bill pairs a 90‑day strategy requirement with a five‑season pilot and public cost tracking to push toward faster delivery and clearer oversight. - The Coast Guard would have to deliver a strategy within 90 days that includes a cost estimate and an estimated delivery timeline, and run a five‑season pilot to test icebreaking capability. - Great Lakes ports and shippers would get clearer, regular data on icebreaking reliability with season reports due 180 days after each of the five pilot seasons and a performance goal to keep Tier One and Tier Two waterways open 95 percent of the time. - Congress and the public would get tighter cost transparency through a required public cost report and scheduled briefings on costs in 2025 and 2026.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Wied, Tony [R-WI-8] (R-WI), 2025-07-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Miller, Max L. [R-OH-7] (R-OH), 2025-07-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24] (R-NY), 2025-07-15T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Coast Guard plan for new Great Lakes icebreaker: benefit, medium. This bill would require the Coast Guard to give Congress a strategy within 90 days. The plan would explain how to design and build a Great Lakes icebreaker at least as capable as the cutter Mackinaw (WLBB-30). It must include a cost estimate and an estimated delivery timeline to speed delivery once…
- Five-season Great Lakes icebreaking pilot and cost reports: benefit, medium. If enacted, the Coast Guard would run a pilot for five ice seasons after enactment. It would test if Tier One and Tier Two waterways stay open 95% of the time each season. Reports are due within 180 days after each season with results and any new performance measures, including those in its July 26…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-6900: American Affordability Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act
- 119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act
- 119-hr-2853: Combating Organized Retail Crime Act of 2025
- 119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-4375 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4375)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-6900: American Affordability Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6900)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
- [119-hr-2853: Combating Organized Retail Crime Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2853)
- [119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9237)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4375 (as of 2026-04-21).