The Save Our Shipyards Act of 2025 establishes a 15-member National Commission on the Maritime Industrial Base to investigate the current health of the U.S. maritime industry and recommend policies to strengthen it for national defense and economic reasons. The Commission will study the shipbuilding and repair sectors, skilled workforce availability, and federal obstacles to industry growth—such as taxes, regulations, and foreign government subsidies—with particular attention to military shipyard needs. Commission members will be appointed by the President, Senate leaders, and House leaders and will include experts in shipping, maritime policy, labor, and finance, along with seven non-voting representatives from military and maritime agencies; members will serve without pay but receive travel expenses. The Commission must deliver a final report to the President and Congress within one year of its first meeting, which must occur within 90 days of the majority of voting members being appointed, and will then dissolve 30 days after submitting its findings.
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