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119-hr-6793119th CongressWALLET

Public Shipyard Workforce Protection Act of 2025

Sponsored By: Representative Goodlander, Maggie [D-NH-2]

Introduced

Summary

Protects civilian staffing at public shipyards. The bill would bar the Department of Defense from using funds available for fiscal year 2026 to impose a hiring freeze, carry out a reduction in force, or delay filling vacant federal civilian positions at a public shipyard, preserving current staffing levels at those facilities for that year.

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Protect public shipyard civilian jobs

This bill would prohibit the Department of Defense from using funds authorized for fiscal year 2026 to impose a hiring freeze at a public shipyard. It would also prohibit using those FY2026 DoD funds to carry out a reduction in force or to delay without cause filling a vacant federal civilian employee position at a public shipyard. The restriction would apply only to actions at public shipyards and only to funds for fiscal year 2026. The bill would not include exceptions, enforcement mechanisms, or a definition of "public shipyard" in this section.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Goodlander, Maggie [D-NH-2]

NH • D

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Kiggans, Jennifer A. [R-VA-2]

    VA • R

    Sponsored 12/17/2025

  • Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1]

    NH • D

    Sponsored 12/17/2025

  • Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2]

    HI • D

    Sponsored 12/17/2025

  • Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3]

    VA • D

    Sponsored 12/17/2025

  • Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1]

    ME • D

    Sponsored 12/18/2025

  • Rep. Randall, Emily [D-WA-6]

    WA • D

    Sponsored 12/23/2025

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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