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H.R. 6793

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 6793, the Public Shipyard Workforce Protection Act of 2025, was introduced in the House on Dec 17, 2025 by Rep. Maggie Goodlander (D) with 6 co-sponsors. It was referred to Armed Services, and last saw action on Dec 17, 2025: 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.

Record

Text

H.R. 6793 has 6 co-sponsors.

hb6793/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 6793 IH: Public Shipyard Workforce Protection Act of 2025
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-12-17
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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.
 I  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.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Public Shipyard Workforce Protection Act of 2025  .
2.
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.

Tracker

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

  1. Introduced2025-12-17
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

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.

Sponsors

Rep. Maggie Goodlander (D) sponsors H.R. 6793, and 6 members have co-sponsored it, 4 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 6793 went before 2 committees: Oversight and Government Reform and Armed Services.

Oversight and Government Reform
Oversight and Government Reform
Referred To · Dec 17, 2025 · 696 Bills
Armed Services
Armed Services
Referred To · Dec 17, 2025 · 581 Bills

Actions

H.R. 6793 has taken 2 actions since Dec 17, 2025.

ChamberAction
Dec 17, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Dec 17, 2025
House
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

Votes

H.R. 6793 has not gone to a roll call.

2 bills are related to H.R. 6793.

Titles

H.R. 6793 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Public Shipyard Workforce Protection Act of 2025 — Display Title
  • Public Shipyard Workforce Protection Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • 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. — Official Title as Introduced

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 6793 under Armed Forces and National Security, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 6793’s is Armed Forces and National Security.

hr6793/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

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