Bill · H.R. 3772· House(119-HR-3772)

Defense Shipyard Workforce Housing Act of 2025

Age: 55 years

Virginia

Introduced: 6/5/2025
Last activity: 6/5/2025 — 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.
Sponsored by: Jennifer Kiggans
Cosponsors: - 3 - 11

Armed Forces and National Security

Introduced
In Committee

What this bill would do

This bill, known as the ``Defense Shipyard Workforce Housing Act of 2025'', directs the Secretary of Defense to carry out a specific study. The study focuses on the feasibility, costs, and benefits of providing apartment-style or dormitory housing for civilian workers at certain naval shipyards. The Secretary must coordinate this effort with the Secretary of the Navy and the Director of the Office of Industrial Policy. This includes looking at costs, economic benefits, and operational effects like worker morale and commuting burdens. The study also considers options for deducting housing fees directly from paychecks. Finally, a report on these findings must be submitted to Congress within 18 months of the Act's enactment.

Yes

Does this make housing cost less?+3
The bill directs a study into providing housing solutions for shipyard workers.
Is this likely to create jobs?+2
The study assesses how housing could improve recruitment and retention of the shipyard workforce.