Sponsor
Ro Khanna
Representative · D-CA
Representative · D-CA
The bill increases transparency and can improve fleet readiness by requiring more detailed shipyard reporting, but it also raises administrative costs and risks disclosing sensitive operational details.
Military personnel and the fleet: more detailed SIOP reporting helps identify shipyard bottlenecks and could speed maintenance, improving ship availability and readiness.
Navy leaders, lawmakers, and taxpayers: improved transparency and data on shipyard investments and project priorities makes oversight, budgeting, and prioritization clearer.
Military personnel and operations: publishing more detailed timelines or operational details could expose vulnerabilities or sensitive information that harms security.
Federal employees and Navy operations: producing more detailed reports increases administrative workload and costs, diverting staff time and resources from operations or projects.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Expands the material the Secretary of the Navy must include in the annual report on the Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Program (SIOP).
Official title: To modify the annual report on the Navy Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Program.
Introduced September 8, 2025 by Ro Khanna · Last progress September 8, 2025
Modifies the Navy’s annual report requirement for the Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Program (SIOP) by adding new content the Secretary of the Navy must include. The change expands what the Navy must report about SIOP planning, progress, or related metrics, turning a narrower reporting line into a broader substantive reporting obligation.