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United States. Congress. House. Committee on Naval Affairs

A longtime committee of the U.S. House of Representatives, this institutional author produced hearings, reports, and proceedings that trace how Congress oversaw the Navy through war, expansion, and reform. Its publications offer a direct window into American naval policy across more than a century.

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Report of the naval committee to the House of Representatives, August, 1850, in favor of the establishment of a line of mail steamships to the western coast of Africa, and thence via the Mediterranean to London; designed to promote the emigration of free persons of color from the United States to Liberia: also to increase the steam navy, and to extend the commerce of the United States. : With an appendix added by the American Colonization Society.

Report of the naval committee to the House of Representatives, August, 1850, in favor of the establishment of a line of mail steamships to the western coast of Africa, and thence via the Mediterranean to London; designed to promote the emigration of free persons of color from the United States to Liberia: also to increase the steam navy, and to extend the commerce of the United States. : With an appendix added by the American Colonization Society.

by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Naval Affairs

About the author

Established as a standing House committee in 1822, the Committee on Naval Affairs handled legislation and oversight related to the U.S. Navy. It remained active until the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 merged it with other military committees to form the House Armed Services Committee beginning in 1947.

Because this is a government body rather than a single person, works credited to it are usually official hearings, reports, and compiled proceedings. Those records can cover subjects ranging from naval appropriations and shipbuilding to wartime investigations, making the committee an important source for readers interested in American political and military history.

Some published collections also preserve its earlier proceedings from the 19th century, showing how congressional attention to naval affairs developed over time. In an audiobook or research context, the committee is best understood as an institutional author whose voice reflects formal government debate and documentation rather than personal narration.