Defense Shipyard Workforce Housing Act of 2025

Bill: 119-hr-3772
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Kiggans, Jennifer A. [R-VA-2]
Introduced: 2025-06-05
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Latest action: action_date: 2025-06-05
text: 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.

Summaries:

tv_txt: I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3772 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 5, 2025 Mrs. Kiggans of Virginia (for herself, Ms. Tokuda , Ms. Pingree , Ms. Randall , 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 provisions 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.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Defense Shipyard Workforce Housing Act of 2025 . 2. Department of Defense study on feasibility, costs, and benefits of providing housing for civilian workers at certain naval shipyards (a) Study The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of the Navy and the Director of the Office of Industrial Policy of the Department of Defense, 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 implementing 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 paychecks, including administrative, legal, and contractual 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 submit to Congress a report on the results of the study conducted 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 Intermediate Maintenance Facility, Hawaii. (3) Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Maine. (4) Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility, Washington.