Pay Our Public Shipyard Workers Act
Official title: Making continuing appropriations for civilian and military public shipyard workers pay in the event of a Government shutdown.
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Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.
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.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5680: Pay Our Public Shipyard Workers Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5680/
"H.R. 5680: Pay Our Public Shipyard Workers Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5680/.
H.R. 5680, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5680/.
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