I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3772 
To direct the Secretary of Defense to conduct a study on the feasibility, 
costs, and benefits of providing housing for civilian workers at certain 
naval shipyards, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 5, 2025 
Mrs. KIGGANS of Virginia (for herself, Ms. TOKUDA, Ms. PINGREE, Ms. RAN-
DALL, and Mr. BACON) 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 provi-
sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Defense to conduct a study on 
the feasibility, costs, and benefits of providing housing 
for civilian workers at certain naval shipyards, and for 
other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Defense Shipyard 
Workforce Housing Act of 2025’’. 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
01:26 Jun 07, 2025
Jkt 059200
PO 00000
Frm 00001
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H3772.IH
H3772
ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS
SEC. 2. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE STUDY ON FEASIBILITY, 
COSTS, AND BENEFITS OF PROVIDING HOUS-
ING FOR CIVILIAN WORKERS AT CERTAIN 
NAVAL SHIPYARDS. 
(a) STUDY.—The Secretary of Defense, in coordina-
tion with the Secretary of the Navy and the Director of 
the Office of Industrial Policy of the Department of De-
fense, shall conduct a study to assess the feasibility, costs, 
and benefits of providing apartment-style or dormitory 
housing for civilian workers at covered naval shipyards. 
Such study shall include each of the following: 
(1) An assessment of the estimated costs of 
constructing, maintaining, or leasing apartment-style 
housing units for shipyard workers. 
(2) An assessment of the potential economic 
and workforce benefits, including recruitment and 
retention rates. 
(3) An assessment of the feasibility of imple-
menting housing solutions at various public shipyard 
locations. 
(4) An assessment of the operational effects of 
providing housing, including on worker availability, 
morale, and commuting burdens. 
(5) Options for deducting fair-market rent or 
below-market housing fees directly from employee 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
01:26 Jun 07, 2025
Jkt 059200
PO 00000
Frm 00002
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H3772.IH
H3772
ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS
paychecks, including administrative, legal, and con-
tractual implications. 
(6) Comparisons with similar workforce housing 
models used by the Department of Defense or other 
Federal agencies. 
(7) Case studies of at least two covered naval 
shipyards that include specific data on the potential 
effectiveness of workforce housing solutions. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 18 months after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall sub-
mit to Congress a report on the results of the study con-
ducted under subsection (a). 
(c) COVERED NAVAL SHIPYARDS.—In this section, a 
covered naval shipyard is any of the following: 
(1) Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Virginia. 
(2) Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Inter-
mediate Maintenance Facility, Hawaii. 
(3) Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Maine. 
(4) Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Inter-
mediate Maintenance Facility, Washington. 
Æ 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
01:26 Jun 07, 2025
Jkt 059200
PO 00000
Frm 00003
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6301
E:\BILLS\H3772.IH
H3772
ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS