Always Ready Act of 2019
Latest action · Jan 9, 2019 Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJan 9, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Always Ready Act of 2019
This bill provides FY2019 continuing appropriations to the U.S. Coast Guard for any period during which interim or full-year appropriations for the Coast Guard are not in effect.
The appropriations are provided to the Coast Guard for
- pay and allowances for members of the Coast Guard, civilian employees, and contractors;
- the payment of a death gratuity, funeral travel, and the temporary continuation of the basic allowance for housing for dependents of members of the Coast Guard dying on active duty; and
- retired pay.
The appropriations are provided until the earlier of the enactment of specified Coast Guard appropriations legislation or October 1, 2019.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jan 15, 2019.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-SC | Jeff Duncan | Jan 15, 2019 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Appropriations Committee | Referred Jan 9, 2019 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 9, 2019Introduced in House
- Jan 9, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 4, January 9, 2019, page H359.
Related bills 6
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 21 | Pay Our Coast Guard Act | Related bill | Jan 4, 2019 |
| HR 350 | Pay Our Coast Guard Act | Related bill | Jan 8, 2019 |
| HR 367 | Pay Our Coast Guard Parity Act of 2019 | Related bill | Jun 11, 2019 |
| HR 421 | Making continuing appropriations for the Coast Guard. | Related bill | Jan 16, 2019 |
| S 2297 | Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2019 | Related bill | Sep 26, 2019 |
| HR 3409 | Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2019 | Related bill | Jul 25, 2019 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To make continuing appropriations for Coast Guard pay in the event that appropriations for Coast Guard pay in fiscal year 2019 expire and a new appropriations Act has not been enacted.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Always Ready Act of 2019
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 9, 2019Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
