# 119-hr-3772: Defense Shipyard Workforce Housing Act of 2025

119-hr-3772, Defense Shipyard Workforce Housing Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Kiggans, Jennifer A. [R-VA-2] (R-VA); status introduced (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-3772
- Congress: 119
- Title: Defense Shipyard Workforce Housing Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-06-05
- Sponsor: Rep. Kiggans, Jennifer A. [R-VA-2] (R-VA)
- Cosponsors: 14
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

This bill would require the Department of Defense to study the feasibility, costs, and benefits of providing **apartment-style or dormitory workforce housing for civilian shipyard workers**. The study would be coordinated with the Navy and the Office of Industrial Policy and must deliver a report to Congress within 18 months. - Workers and families: Would analyze how apartment-style or dormitory housing could reduce commuting burdens and affect worker availability, morale, recruitment, and retention. - Department of Defense and Navy: Would assess estimated costs to construct, maintain, or lease housing and evaluate options for deducting fair-market or below-market rent directly from employee paychecks, including legal and administrative implications. - Local economies and planning: Would measure potential economic and workforce benefits and include case studies at at least two of the covered shipyards named in the bill: Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, and Puget Sound Naval Shipyard.

## Cosponsors (14)

- Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2] (D-HI), 2025-06-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME), 2025-06-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Randall, Emily [D-WA-6] (D-WA), 2025-06-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE), 2025-06-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-NC-1] (D-NC), 2025-06-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1] (D-HI), 2025-06-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Deluzio, Christopher R. [D-PA-17] (D-PA), 2025-06-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gimenez, Carlos A. [R-FL-28] (R-FL), 2025-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1] (R-VA), 2025-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crow, Jason [D-CO-6] (D-CO), 2025-08-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Goodlander, Maggie [D-NH-2] (D-NH), 2025-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9] (D-CA), 2025-10-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Golden, Jared F. [D-ME-2] (D-ME), 2025-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Landsman, Greg [D-OH-1] (D-OH), 2025-12-17T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025
- 119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act
- 119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-3772 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3772)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4206)
- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
- [119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2102)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3772 (as of 2026-04-21).