Public Shipyard Workforce Protection Act of 2025

119 HR 6793 IH: Public Shipyard Workforce Protection Act of 2025 U.S. House of Representatives 2025-12-17 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6793 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 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 A BILL 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. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Public Shipyard Workforce Protection Act of 2025 . 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.