Executive Order 14269: Restoring America's Maritime Dominance
| Signed | Apr 9, 2025 |
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| Published in the Federal Register | Apr 15, 2025 |
| Citation | 90 FR 15635 (FR Doc. 2025-06465) |
| Official text | Federal Register ↗ · PDF ↗ |
How the order opens
Section 1 of the order, in its own words (not our summary):
“The commercial shipbuilding capacity and maritime workforce of the United States has been weakened by decades of Government neglect, leading to the decline of a once strong industrial base while simultaneously empowering our adversaries and eroding United States national security.”
Federal Register notes
The Federal Register's own disposition notes for this order: earlier orders it revokes or amends, and related documents.
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