Pay Our Coast Guard Act
Latest action · Sep 13, 2023 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
Progress
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- IntroducedSep 13, 2023
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Pay Our Coast Guard Act
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 (1) the enactment of specified Coast Guard appropriations legislation, or (2) the termination of the availability of appropriations for DOD.
Cosponsors 8
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 13, 2023 to Apr 18, 2024, with 3 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-AK | Dan Sullivan | Original | Sep 13, 2023 |
| D-WA | Maria Cantwell | Original | Sep 13, 2023 |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Original | Sep 13, 2023 |
| R-AK | Lisa Murkowski | Sep 18, 2023 | |
| R-MS | Roger F. Wicker | Sep 18, 2023 | |
| R-FL | Rick Scott | Sep 21, 2023 | |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Sep 29, 2023 | |
| D-NH | Jeanne Shaheen | Apr 18, 2024 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 13, 2023Introduced in Senate
- Sep 13, 2023Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2693 | Pay Our Coast Guard Parity Act of 2023 | Related bill | Apr 19, 2023 |
| HR 5842 | Coast Guard Sustained Funding Act of 2023 | Related bill | Oct 2, 2023 |
Subjects
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- Sep 13, 2023Introduced in Senate
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