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House Bill 5053
119th Congress(2025-2026)
Protecting Public Naval Shipyards Act of 2025
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Introduced in House on Aug 26, 2025
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H. R. 5053 (Introduced-in-House)


119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 5053


To prohibit reductions in the workforce at public shipyards, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

August 26, 2025

Mr. 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 concerned

A BILL

To prohibit reductions in the workforce at public shipyards, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. Short title.

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

SEC. 2. 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.