HII
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.
Huntington Ingalls Industries is the largest US military shipbuilder, deriving nearly all revenue from Navy and Coast Guard programs and thus tightly bound to federal defense appropriations.
Govt Dependence
96/100
Regulatory Density
78/100
Lobbying Intensity
55/100
Political Signal
HIGH
BusinessWhat HII does
HII designs, builds, and maintains nuclear-powered aircraft carriers, submarines, amphibious ships, and surface combatants through its Ingalls and Newport News shipbuilding divisions, plus mission-technology services. Revenue is overwhelmingly driven by US Navy and Coast Guard contracts and long-cycle shipbuilding programs.
12 months past · 3 months futureHII activity timeline
Congress
buy
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Insider · Form 4
open-market buy
Hedge fund · 13F
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Bills
past action (this ticker)
upcoming markup (sector)
★ carveout (this ticker)
249 trading days ·
1 congressional trades shown
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0 insider buys
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11 13F filings
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1 past bill actions
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2 upcoming markups
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2 carveout bills ($1.1B)
Lifetime Government AwardsHII federal contracts by year
$9.76B
total awarded · 1988–2015
79
contracts on file
1999
peak year ($3866M)
Top contracts by award amount
$3837.9M
Department of Defense
1999-10-27
$2221.1M
Department of Defense
2002-04-29
$1355.6M
Department of Defense
1998-03-06
199811!1700!2484!BZ002!NAVAL SEA SYSTEMS COMMAND !N0002498C2307
$1304.5M
Department of Defense
2003-11-25
$384.6M
Department of Defense
1988-12-15
28 years · 79 contracts
Pending Bill CarveoutsHII named in active legislation — potential awards if these pass
$37.01B
in named carveouts across 4 bills
5
specific line items naming HII
Smart Money · 13F HoldingsHedge funds holding HII
$14.18B
Total HII held by tracked 13F funds
6
Funds with HII positions
+1
Funds opened this quarter
Baupost Group
$10.45B
+8%
3 overlap
2026-03-31
Two Sigma Investments
$3.47B
opened
3 overlap
2026-03-31
Millennium Management
$227M
+49%
2025-12-31
Citadel Advisors
$18M
-29%
2025-12-31
Bridgewater Associates
$7M
+67%
2025-12-31
D.E. Shaw & Co.
$5M
-81%
2025-12-31
Politicians Trading HIIMembers of Congress with recent HII positions
2 politicians traded HII across 3 disclosed transactions totaling $49K (last 730 days).
Greed score = composite of trade frequency, volume & recency across the politician's entire history (not just HII). 0-30 LOW · 30-60 MID · 60+ HIGH.
Congressional TradesWho in Congress is trading HII
2026-05-05
Brian Babin
Sale
$15,001 - $50,000
2025-02-12
Julie Johnson
Sale
$1,001 - $15,000
2025-02-12
Julie Johnson
sale
$1,001 - $15,000
2022-03-02
Michael T. McCaul
sale
$50,001 - $100,000
47d late
2022-03-02
Michael T. McCaul
Sale
$50,001 - $100,000
47d late
2022-03-02
Michael T. McCaul
Sale
$15,001 - $50,000
47d late
2022-03-02
Michael T. McCaul
sale
$15,001 - $50,000
47d late
2022-02-15
Michael T. McCaul
Purchase
$1,001 - $15,000
2022-02-15
Michael T. McCaul
purchase
$1,001 - $15,000
2021-12-14
Michael T. McCaul
sale
$1,001 - $15,000
2021-12-14
Michael T. McCaul
Sale
$1,001 - $15,000
2020-12-30
Dwight Evans
sale
$1,001 - $15,000
30+ trades on file · most recent 2026-05-18
Corporate Insiders · Form 4What CEOs, CFOs, and directors are doing with their own stock
Stock awards & option exercises
34
stock awards · $32.9M market value
9
option exercises · $2.2M
2026-04-01
SCHIEVELBEIN THOMAS C
Director
AWARD
123 sh
$48K
2026-04-01
Jimenez Frank R
Director
AWARD
123 sh
$48K
2026-04-01
Collins Augustus L
Director
AWARD
123 sh
$48K
2026-04-01
Stanage Nick L
Director
AWARD
123 sh
$48K
2026-04-01
McKibben Tracy B
Director
AWARD
123 sh
$48K
2026-04-01
WELCH JOHN K
Director
AWARD
123 sh
$48K
2026-04-01
DENAULT LEO P
Director
AWARD
123 sh
$48K
2026-04-01
Harker Victoria D
Director
AWARD
123 sh
$48K
For HII, executives receive stock primarily as compensation rather than via open-market purchases — typical for established large-cap firms.
Bills Affecting HIILive legislation impacting this stock
S.612 · 118th
Lake Tahoe Restoration Reauthorization Act
S.656 · 118th
Veteran Improvement Commercial Driver License Act of 2023
HR.1860 · 119th
Women Veterans Cancer Care Coordination Act
S.784 · 119th
Rural Veterans Transportation to Care Act
HR.1831 · 119th
To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to carry out a pilot program for the prevention and mitigation of acts of terrorism u
S.830 · 119th
Lifespan Respite Care Reauthorization Act of 2025
HJRES.71 · 119th
Providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to Israel of certain defense articles and services.
HJRES.68 · 119th
Providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to Israel of certain defense articles and services.
HJRES.69 · 119th
Providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to Israel of certain defense articles and services.
HJRES.70 · 119th
Providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed license amendment for the export to Israel of certain defense articles and
Political ProfileWhere HII sits in Washington
bipartisan
As a pure-play defense prime, HII's revenue and stock are directly sensitive to NDAA passage, annual appropriations, and Navy shipbuilding budget priorities.
Regulatory ExposureThreats & opportunities
Regulatory threats
- Defense budget cuts/sequestration
- Foreign military sale disapproval resolutions
- Cost-plus contract renegotiation
- Shipbuilding schedule/cost overrun scrutiny
Regulatory opportunities
- NDAA FY2026 shipbuilding funding
- Columbia/Virginia-class multiyear procurement
- National Security & Polar Security Cutter funding
- Carrier Replacement Program appropriations
Capitol Hill AlliesChampions & critics
Congressional champions
- Rep. Trent Kelly (R-MS)
- Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT)
- Rep. Betty McCollum (D-MN)
- Rep. Chuck Fleischmann (R-TN)
Congressional critics
- No specific congressional critics identified.
LobbyingWho's hired to advocate for HII
Shipbuilders Council of AmericaAerospace Industries AssociationNational Defense Industrial Association
Member intelligence layer
Live signals + predictions for HII — for Founders
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- Live 7-layer signal scores when Congress trades HII
- Bill Pass Index v2 odds for every bill on the watch list
- Iron Triangle alerts (committee × donor × trade)
- SEC Form 4 cluster detection (CEO + CFO + director buys)
- Whale-Opportunity expected-value ranking
- Custom watchlist alerts via email + Discord
Frequently AskedAbout HII & political exposure
Does Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. (HII) hold federal contracts?
Yes. Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. has 79 federal contract awards totaling $9,755,969,918, primarily from agencies including Department of Defense. See full contract list and amounts on this page.
Has Congress traded HII stock?
45 congressional trades by 7 unique members of Congress, most recently on 2026-05-05. See the Congressional Trading panel for politician-by-politician breakdown.
What legislation benefits Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. (HII)?
7 named line-item carveouts in active or recent legislation totaling $37,008,467,000, across bills including HR.1974, HR.2882, HR.3838. See the Carveouts panel for section-by-section detail.
What is HII political risk profile?
Government dependence: 96/100. Lobbying intensity: 55/100. Political signal: high. Donor party split: bipartisan.
How does GovGreed track HII political activity?
GovGreed integrates STOCK Act congressional trade disclosures, FEC contributions, OGE executive-branch disclosures, USASpending federal contracts, Senate LDA lobbying filings, and SEC Form 4 corporate insider trades into a single queryable graph. HII data is updated daily from these official federal sources.