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House Bill 7659
118th Congress(2023-2024)
Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2024
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Passed House on May 14, 2024
Overview
Text
Sponsor
Republican
Introduced
Mar 13, 2024
Latest Action
May 15, 2024
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
7659
Congress
118
Policy Area
Transportation and Public Works
Transportation and Public Works
Primary focus of measure is all aspects of transportation modes and conveyances, including funding and safety matters; Coast Guard; infrastructure development; travel and tourism. Measures concerning water resources and navigation projects may fall under Water Resources Development policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
Republican
Sam Graves
Missouri
Democrat
Salud Carbajal
California
Republican
Daniel Webster
Florida
Republican
Jenniffer González-Colón
Puerto Rico
Democrat
Rick Larsen
Washington
House Votes (1)
Senate Votes (0)
checkPassed on May 14, 2024
Question
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
Status
Passed
Type
Roll Call Vote
Roll Call Vote
A vote that records the individual position of each Member who voted. Such votes occurring on the House floor (by the "yeas and nays" or by "recorded vote") are taken by electronic device. The Senate has no electronic voting system; in such votes, Senators answer "yea" or "nay" as the clerk calls each name aloud. Each vote is compiled by clerks and receives a roll call number (referenced in Congress.gov as a "Record Vote" [Senate] or "Roll no." [House]).
Roll Call Type
2/3 Yea-And-Nay
Roll Number
197
House Roll Call Votes
Summary

Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2024

This bill reauthorizes certain Coast Guard authorities and programs through FY2026, including by extending current levels for active-duty personnel and military training student loads. The bill also modifies several existing policies and programs.

Among other provisions, the bill

  • authorizes the Coast Guard to act to protect against damage or destruction resulting from cyber incidents, transnational organized crime, or foreign state threats; 
  • exempts service life extension programs from certain requirements for acquisition projects or programs;
  • provides the Coast Guard with direct hire authority to appoint Coast Guard Academy civilian faculty;
  • provides members of certain reserve components with up to 12 inactive-duty training periods of parental leave; and
  • expands benefits for individuals who are participating in the Career Intermission Program to include benefits such as disability and death benefits.

The bill also 

  • requires the Coast Guard to establish location specific tsunami evacuation plans for units and sectors located in areas that have a high or very high risk of a tsunami,
  • establishes certain notice requirements for foreign vessels operating on the Outer Continental Shelf,
  • amends the requirements for certain merchant mariner credentials, and
  • requires higher-level review for certain determinations regarding the retention of an officer whose record includes a sexual assault offense.

Further, the bill requires the Coast Guard to provide Congress reports detailing the status of the Polar Security Cutter program, among other reporting requirements.

Additionally, the bill authorizes appropriations for the acquisition of additional vessels and aircraft, information technology modernization, and shoreside infrastructure.

Text (4)
Referred in Senate
May 15, 2024
Engrossed in House
May 14, 2024
Reported in House
May 8, 2024
Introduced in House
March 13, 2024
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Identified By
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Identified By
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Identified By
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Actions (17)
05/15/2024
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
05/14/2024
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
05/14/2024
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 376 - 16 (Roll no. 197). (text: CR H3170-3184)
05/14/2024
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 376 - 16 (Roll no. 197). (text: CR H3170-3184)
05/14/2024
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3188-3189)
05/14/2024
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
05/14/2024
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 7659.
05/14/2024
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3170-3187)
05/14/2024
Mr. Graves (MO) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
05/08/2024
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 411.
05/08/2024
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 118-495.
03/20/2024
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 53 - 3.
03/20/2024
Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Discharged
03/20/2024
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
03/14/2024
Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
03/13/2024
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
03/13/2024
Introduced in House
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