# 119-hr-5053: Protecting Public Naval Shipyards Act of 2025

119-hr-5053, Protecting Public Naval Shipyards Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] (D-NH); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-05-31).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-5053
- Congress: 119
- Title: Protecting Public Naval Shipyards Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-08-26
- Sponsor: Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] (D-NH)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-05-31

## Summary

**Protect staffing at public shipyards.** This bill would prevent most hiring freezes and workforce cuts at public naval shipyards that are done because of spending cuts, reprogramming of funds, or an employee's probationary status. - Workers at public shipyards would be insulated from those fiscal and administrative reductions. The law lists trades and roles included such as welders, pipefitters, shipfitters, radiological technicians, engineers and engineering technicians, mechanics, painters and blasters, apprentices, and positions supporting nuclear maintenance and refueling and the Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Program. - Positions that support workforce development pipelines and infrastructure maintenance would also be protected to help keep training and facility work staffed. - The Secretary of Defense would still retain authority to manage the Department of Defense workforce for cases of misconduct or poor performance under existing procedures.

## Cosponsors (4)

- Rep. Kiggans, Jennifer A. [R-VA-2] (R-VA), 2025-08-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Randall, Emily [D-WA-6] (D-WA), 2025-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Goodlander, Maggie [D-NH-2] (D-NH), 2025-10-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY), 2026-05-29T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Protect shipyard jobs from hiring freezes: benefit, medium. This bill would shield jobs at public shipyards from hiring freezes or layoffs tied to spending cuts, fund reprogramming, or probationary status. It would apply to welders, pipefitters, shipfitters, engineers and techs, mechanics, painters and blasters, radiological staff, and apprentices. It would…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2548: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-5053 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5053)

## Related
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- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4206)
- [119-hr-2548: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2548)
- [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-5053 (as of 2026-05-31).