December 17, 2025
Ms. Goodlander (for herself, Mrs. Kiggans of Virginia, Mr. Pappas, Ms. Tokuda, and Mr. Scott of Virginia) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
To prohibit the use of funds authorized to be appropriated for the Department of Defense to carry out a hiring freeze, reduction in force, or hiring delay without cause at a public shipyard.
Section 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Public Shipyard Workforce Protection Act of 2025
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Sec. 2. Prohibition on the use of funds from carrying out a hiring freeze, reduction in force, or hiring delay without cause at a public shipyard
None of the funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2026 for the Department of Defense may be used to—
(1)
carry out a hiring freeze at a public shipyard;
(2)
carry out a reduction in force at a public shipyard; or
(3)
delay without cause the filling of a vacant Federal civilian employee position at a public shipyard.