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H.R. 6793House119th Congress (2025-2027)In Committee

Public Shipyard Workforce Protection Act of 2025

Sponsored by Maggie GoodlanderRep. Maggie Goodlander (D-NH)
Introduced December 17, 2025

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The Public Shipyard Workforce Protection Act of 2025 bars the Department of Defense from using its FY2026 appropriations to enforce hiring freezes, force reductions, or unjustified hiring delays at publicly owned shipyards. It aims to keep civilian shipyard jobs stable and ensure vacant positions are filled promptly. The rule applies to DoD funding and affects public shipyards that employ federal civilian workers.

Key Provisions

  • For fiscal year 2026, the Department of Defense may not use any appropriated funds to impose a hiring freeze at a public shipyard.
  • The DoD may not use its funds to carry out a reduction in force (layoffs) at a public shipyard.
  • The DoD may not use its funds to delay filling a vacant federal civilian position at a public shipyard unless there is a valid cause.

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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.

Armed Services Committee

December 17, 2025

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December 17, 2025

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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.

Armed Services Committee

December 17, 2025

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Introduced in HouseIssued December 17, 2025

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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.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Public Shipyard Workforce Protection Act of 2025.

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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.