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S. 2648

U.S. Senate•In Senate Committee

Summary

S. 2648, the Protecting Public Naval Shipyards Act of 2025, was introduced in the Senate on Aug 1, 2025 by Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D) with 3 co-sponsors. It was referred to Armed Services, and last saw action on Aug 1, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

Record

Text

S. 2648 has 3 co-sponsors.

sb2648/introduced-in-senate.txt
119 S2648 IS: Protecting Public Naval Shipyards Act of 2025
 U.S. Senate
 2025-08-01
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 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.
 II  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  S. 2648  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   August 1, 2025   Mrs. Shaheen  (for herself,  Ms. Collins ,  Ms. Hassan , and  Mr. King ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on Armed Services    A BILL
To prohibit reductions in the workforce at public shipyards, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Protecting Public Naval Shipyards Act of 2025  .
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.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-08-01
  2. Passed Senate
  3. Passed House
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

A bill to prohibit reductions in the workforce at public shipyards, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D) sponsors S. 2648, and 3 members have co-sponsored it, all of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

S. 2648 went before 1 committee: Armed Services.

Armed Services
Armed Services
Referred To · Aug 1, 2025

Actions

S. 2648 has taken 2 actions since Aug 1, 2025.

ChamberAction
Aug 1, 2025
Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.Armed Services Committee
Aug 1, 2025
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Introduced in Senate

Votes

S. 2648 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to S. 2648, as Identical bill.

Titles

S. 2648 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Protecting Public Naval Shipyards Act of 2025 — Display Title
  • Protecting Public Naval Shipyards Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • A bill to prohibit reductions in the workforce at public shipyards, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 1 registered lobbyist who named S. 2648 in 4 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Government Issues.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
FEDERAL MANAGERS ASSOCIATION—Virginia14—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
FEDERAL MANAGERS ASSOCIATION14—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
GREG STANFORD114

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
FEDERAL MANAGERS ASSOCIATIONFEDERAL MANAGERS ASSOCIATION2026 second_quarter—2nd Quarter - Report
FEDERAL MANAGERS ASSOCIATIONFEDERAL MANAGERS ASSOCIATION2026 first_quarter—1st Quarter - Report
FEDERAL MANAGERS ASSOCIATIONFEDERAL MANAGERS ASSOCIATION2025 fourth_quarter—4th Quarter - Report
FEDERAL MANAGERS ASSOCIATIONFEDERAL MANAGERS ASSOCIATION2025 third_quarter—3rd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 2648 under Armed Forces and National Security, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 2648’s is Armed Forces and National Security.

s2648/policy-areas.txt
Armed Forces and National SecurityAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com