Pay Our Coast Guard Parity Act of 2023
Latest action · Apr 19, 2023 Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
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.
- IntroducedApr 18, 2023
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Pay Our Coast Guard Parity Act of 2023
This bill provides continuing appropriations to the Coast Guard for pay and benefits when there is a Coast Guard-specific funding lapse.
Under the bill, a Coast Guard-specific funding lapse occurs when (1) a bill providing appropriations for the Coast Guard for a fiscal year has not been enacted before the beginning of that fiscal year, and no joint resolution providing continuing appropriations for the Coast Guard is in effect; and (2) a bill providing appropriations for the Department of Defense (DOD) for the fiscal year has been enacted before the beginning of the fiscal year, or a joint resolution providing continuing appropriation for DOD is in effect.
If a Coast Guard-specific funding lapse occurs, the bill provides appropriations to the Coast Guard for
- pay and allowances for military members of the Coast Guard who perform active service or inactive-duty training;
- pay and benefits for certain civilian employees and contract employees;
- the payment of a death gratuity;
- payments for travel related to funerals, the dignified transfer of remains, and unit memorial services; and
- the temporary continuation of the basic allowance for housing for dependents of members of the Coast Guard dying on active duty.
The bill generally provides the appropriations to the Coast Guard until the earlier of
- the enactment of specified Coast Guard appropriations legislation,
- the termination of the availability of appropriations for DOD, or
- two weeks after the beginning of the Coast Guard-specific funding lapse.
Cosponsors 68
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 18, 2023 to Oct 29, 2024; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-PR | Jenniffer González-Colón | Original | Apr 18, 2023 |
| D-IN | André Carson | Apr 25, 2023 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Apr 25, 2023 | |
| D-CA | John Garamendi | Apr 25, 2023 | |
| D-AK | Mary Sattler Peltola | Apr 25, 2023 | |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | May 10, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Salud O. Carbajal | May 10, 2023 | |
| D-NJ | Jefferson Van Drew | May 24, 2023 | |
| D-WA | Marilyn Strickland | May 24, 2023 | |
| D-MI | Shri Thanedar | May 24, 2023 | |
| R-FL | Bill Posey | May 31, 2023 | |
| D-VA | Abigail Davis Spanberger | Jun 22, 2023 | |
| R-WV | Alexander X. Mooney | Jun 22, 2023 | |
| D-MI | Daniel T. Kildee | Jun 22, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | Jun 22, 2023 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Referred Apr 18, 2023 |
| Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee | Referred Apr 19, 2023 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 19, 2023Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
- Apr 18, 2023Introduced in House
- Apr 18, 2023Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
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. 169, no. 64, April 18, 2023, page H1847.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 118-33 | Guardians of the Sea: Examining Coast Guard Efforts in Drug Enforcement, Illegal Migration, and IUU Fishing67 pages | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Nov 14, 2023 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2791 | Pay Our Coast Guard Act | Related bill | Sep 13, 2023 |
| HR 5842 | Coast Guard Sustained Funding Act of 2023 | Related bill | Oct 2, 2023 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 14, United States Code, to make appropriations for Coast Guard pay in the event an appropriations Act expires before the enactment of a new appropriations Act, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Pay Our Coast Guard Parity Act of 2023
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Economics and Public Finance.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 18, 2023Introduced 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.
