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Other short titles | Vinson-Walsh Act |
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Long title | An Act to establish the composition of the United States Navy, to authorize the construction of certain naval vessels, and for other purposes. |
Nicknames | Navy Construction Act of 1940 |
Enacted by | the 76th United States Congress |
Effective | July 19, 1940 |
Citations | |
Public law | Pub. L. 76–757 |
Statutes at Large | 54 Stat. 779, Chap. 644 |
Codification | |
Titles amended | 34 U.S.C.: Navy |
U.S.C. sections amended | 34 U.S.C. §§ 494-497, 498-498k |
Legislative history | |
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The Two-Ocean Navy Act, also known as the Vinson-Walsh Act, was a United States law enacted on July 19, 1940, and named for Carl Vinson and David I. Walsh, who chaired the Naval Affairs Committee in the House and Senate respectively. In what was then the largest naval procurement bill to date in U.S. history, it increased the size of the United States Navy by 70%.[1]