# 119-s-406: Ensuring Naval Readiness Act

119-s-406, Ensuring Naval Readiness Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] (R-UT); status introduced (as of 2025-12-21).

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- As of: 2025-12-21
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-406
- Congress: 119
- Title: Ensuring Naval Readiness Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-02-05
- Sponsor: Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] (R-UT)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-21

## Summary

**This bill would allow limited foreign construction of U.S. naval vessels** by adding a conditional exception to the long-standing ban on building Navy ships overseas. It ties eligibility to allied status and cost tests and adds a congressionally reported ownership check.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Curtis, John R. [R-UT] (R-UT), 2025-02-05T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Limited foreign shipbuilding for Navy: mixed, low. If enacted, the Secretary of the Navy could use a foreign shipyard in narrow cases. The shipyard would have to be in a NATO country or an Indo‑Pacific country with a U.S. mutual defense treaty. The foreign work would have to cost less than building the ship in a U.S. shipyard. Before any constructi…

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## Sources
- [119-s-406 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/406)

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- [119-s-2968: Outdoor Americans with Disabilities Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2968)
- [119-s-3752: SAVE America Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3752)
- [119-s-4429: Connected Vehicle Security Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4429)
- [119-s-1321: Moab UMTRA Project Transition Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1321)
- [119-s-587: Death Tax Repeal Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-587)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-406 (as of 2025-12-21).