119 HR 5053 IH: Protecting Public Naval Shipyards Act of 2025 U.S. House of Representatives 2025-08-26 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.

I119th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 5053IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESAugust 26, 2025Mr. Pappas (for himself and Mrs. Kiggans 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 concernedA BILLTo prohibit reductions in the workforce at public shipyards, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Protecting Public Naval Shipyards Act of 2025.

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Prohibition on reducing the workforce at public shipyards

(a)

In general

The workforce at public shipyards and any other positions at a public shipyard not specified in subsection (b) shall be exempt from any hiring freezes or workforce reductions related to spending cuts, reprogramming of funds, or the probationary status of employees. (b)

Workforce at public shipyards defined

In this section, the term workforce at public shipyards includes any of the following positions at a public shipyard: (1)Welders. (2)Pipefitters. (3)Shipfitters. (4)Radiological technicians and engineers. (5)Engineers and engineer technicians. (6)Apprentices. (7)Positions supporting a workforce development pipeline. (8)Positions supporting nuclear maintenance and refueling. (9)Mechanics. (10)Painters and blasters. (11)Positions supporting maintenance and operations of infrastructure. (12)Positions supporting implementation of the Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Program. (c)

Rule of construction

Nothing in this section may be construed to restrict the authority of the Secretary of Defense to manage the workforce of the Department of Defense under existing procedures in cases of misconduct or poor performance.