Pay Our Public Shipyard Workers Act
This bill provides continuing appropriations to pay public shipyard workers during any period in which interim or full-year appropriations for FY2026 or FY2027 are not in effect (i.e., a government shutdown).
Specifically, the bill provides continuing appropriations to provide pay and allowances to civilian and military public shipyard workers who work during the government shutdown.
If a government shutdown occurs, the bill provides the continuing appropriations until the earlier of (1) the enactment into law of specified appropriations legislation, or (2) January 1, 2027.
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5680 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 5680
Making continuing appropriations for civilian and military public
shipyard workers pay in the event of a Government shutdown.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
October 3, 2025
Ms. Goodlander (for herself, Mrs. Kiggans of Virginia, Mr. Pappas, Ms.
Tokuda, and Ms. Randall) introduced the following bill; which was
referred to the Committee on Appropriations
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A BILL
Making continuing appropriations for civilian and military public
shipyard workers pay in the event of a Government shutdown.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Pay Our Public Shipyard Workers
Act''.
SEC. 2. CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS FOR CIVILIAN AND MILITARY PUBLIC
SHIPYARD WORKERS.
(a) In General.--There are hereby appropriated for fiscal year
2026, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for
any period during which interim or full-year appropriations for fiscal
year 2026 or 2027 are not in effect such sums as are necessary to
provide pay and allowances to civilian and military public shipyard
workers who work during such period.
(b) Termination.--Appropriations and funds made available and
authority granted pursuant to this Act shall be available until
whichever of the following first occurs:
(1) The enactment into law of an appropriation (including a
continuing appropriation) for any purpose for which amounts are
made available in subsection (a).
(2) The enactment into law of the applicable regular or
continuing appropriations resolution or other Act without any
appropriation for such purpose.
(3) January 1, 2027.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.
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