,i #aaeth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #gdb ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,january #cj1 #bjag,mr4 ,kilmer 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,scott of ,virginia1 ,ms4 ,hanabusa1 ,ms4 ,shea-,porter1 ,mr4 ,jones1 and ,mr4 ,cole7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,oversight and ,government ,reform ,a ,,bill ,to prohibit any hiring freeze from affecting any ,department of ,defense position at1 or in support of1 a public shipyard4 #a4 ,prohibition on hiring freeze from affecting ,department of ,defense public shipyard positions ,the memorandum titled ,presidential ,memorandum ,regarding the ,hiring ,freeze published on ,january #bc1 #bjag1 or any other substantially similar memorandum1 ,executive order1 or other action by the ,president to prevent a department or agency of the ,federal ,government from filling vacant ,federal civilian employee positions or creating new such positions1 shall have no force or effect with respect to any ,department of ,defense civilian position under which an employee performs a ,department of ,defense function at a public shipyard or a ,department of ,defense function that directly supports a public shipyard4