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DemocratAmendment · S.Amdt. 1430· Senate(119-SAMDT-1430)

S.Amdt. 1430

Rep. Hirono
Age: 79 years
Hawaii
Introduced
4/3/2025
Sponsored by
Mazie Hirono
Cosponsors
None
Changes bill
119-HCONRES-14 — Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034.
  1. Introduced
  2. Pending Consideration

What this amendment would do

As folks who pay attention to how our government spends money, we need to keep an eye on how our elected officials handle the people who work hard for us. This amendment, labeled SA 1430 and submitted by Ms. Hirono, deals with setting up a deficit-neutral reserve fund to protect public shipyard workers.

The purpose of this amendment is to allow the Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate to make adjustments and revise allocations for legislation that strengthens protections for shipyard workers.

What It Aims to Change or Add

  • Prohibit reductions in force, mass layoffs, or hiring freezes of workers at public shipyards unless there is explicit congressional approval.

  • Require the Department of Defense and the Department of the Navy to maintain minimum workforce levels at each public shipyard.

  • Mandate a congressional notification process for any proposed reductions in shipyard personnel.

This addition only works if the related legislation does not increase the deficit over the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.