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US HB3772
Bill
Status
6/5/2025
Primary Sponsor
Jennifer Kiggans
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AI Summary
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Secretary of Defense must conduct a study on the feasibility, costs, and benefits of providing apartment-style or dormitory housing for civilian workers at four naval shipyards: Norfolk (VA), Pearl Harbor (HI), Portsmouth (ME), and Puget Sound (WA)
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Study must assess estimated costs of constructing, maintaining, or leasing housing units, as well as potential workforce benefits including recruitment and retention rates
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Study must evaluate operational effects on worker availability, morale, and commuting burdens, plus options for deducting fair-market or below-market rent directly from employee paychecks
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Study requires comparisons with similar workforce housing models used by DoD or other federal agencies, and case studies of at least two covered shipyards with specific effectiveness data
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Secretary must submit a report to Congress on the study results within 18 months of enactment
Legislative Description
Defense Shipyard Workforce Housing Act of 2025
Armed forces and national security
Last Action
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.
6/5/2025