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Text of Senate Amendment 1286

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On 2025-03-14, Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) delivered a floor speech titled "Text Of Senate Amendment 1286" in the Senate. The speech addressed infrastructure. It referenced legislation including HR1986, S1785.

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Text of Senate Amendment 1286

Congressional Record, Volume 171 Issue 49 (Friday, March 14, 2025) [Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 49 (Friday, March 14, 2025)] [Senate] [Page S1785] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 1286. Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself, Ms. Hassan, Mr. King, Mr. Kaine, Ms. Hirono, and Mr. Schatz) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill H.R. 1986, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 620 East Pecan Boulevard in McAllen, Texas, as the ``Agent Raul H. Gonzalez Jr. Memorial Post Office Building''; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: At the appropriate place, insert the following: SEC. __. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS TO REDUCE THE WORKFORCE AT PUBLIC SHIPYARDS. (a) In General.--None of the funds made available under any provision of any division of this Act may be used to reduce the workforce at public shipyards, including probationary employees. (b) Exemption.--The workforce at public shipyards and any other positions at a public shipyard not specified in subsection (c) shall be exempt from any workforce reductions related to spending cuts, reprogramming of funds, or the probationary status of employees. (c) Workforce at Public Shipyards Defined.--In this section, the term ``workforce at public shipyards'' includes any of the following positions at a public shipyard: (1) Welders. (2) Pipefitters. (3) Shipfitters. (4) Radiological technicians and engineers. (5) Engineers and engineer technicians. (6) Apprentices. (7) Positions supporting a workforce development pipeline. (8) Positions supporting nuclear maintenance and refueling. (9) Mechanics. (10) Painters and blasters. (11) Positions supporting maintenance and operations of infrastructure. (12) Positions supporting implementation of the Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Program. ______

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Text of Senate Amendment 1286 Congressional Record, Volume 171 Issue 49 (Friday, March 14, 2025) [Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 49 (Friday, March 14, 2025)] [Senate] [Page S1785] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 1286. Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself, Ms. Hassan, Mr. King, Mr. Kaine, Ms. Hirono, and Mr. Schatz) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill H.R. 1986, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 620 East Pecan Boulevard in McAllen, Texas, as the ``Agent Raul H. Gonzalez Jr. Memorial Post Office Building''; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: At the appropriate place, insert the following: SEC. __. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS TO REDUCE THE WORKFORCE AT PUBLIC SHIPYARDS. (a) In General.--None of the funds made available under any provision of any division of this Act may be used to reduce the workforce at public shipyards, including probationary employees. (b) Exemption.--The workforce at public shipyards and any other positions at a public shipyard not specified in subsection (c) shall be exempt from any workforce reductions related to spending cuts, reprogramming of funds, or the probationary status of employees. (c) Workforce at Public Shipyards Defined.--In this section, the term ``workforce at public shipyards'' includes any of the following positions at a public shipyard: (1) Welders. (2) Pipefitters. (3) Shipfitters. (4) Radiological technicians and engineers. (5) Engineers and engineer technicians. (6) Apprentices. (7) Positions supporting a workforce development pipeline. (8) Positions supporting nuclear maintenance and refueling. (9) Mechanics. (10) Painters and blasters. (11) Positions supporting maintenance and operations of infrastructure. (12) Positions supporting implementation of the Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Program. ______