Section 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Public Shipyard Workforce Protection Act of 2025.
Section 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.