
The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) Seapower and Projection Forces subcommittee voted Tuesday to send its mark of the FY 2020 National Defense Authorization Act to the full committee with amendments focusing on sealift vessels and the future frigate. Subcommittee Chairman Rep. Joe Courtney (D-Conn.) sponsored one of the six en bloc amendments the committee approved by voice vote, which directs the Navy to enter into a contract for one sealift vessel for the National Defense Reserve Fleet. The ship…