S 21
116th Congress
Senate
Transportation and Public Works
Appropriations
Cemeteries and funerals
Coast guard
Department of Homeland Security
Executive agency funding and structure
Military education and training
Military personnel and dependents
Transportation costs
Pay Our Coast Guard Act
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 4, 2019
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 2. (text: CR S27)
Jan 3, 2019
Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
Jan 3, 2019
Introduced in Senate
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Plain-English summary
Pay Our Coast Guard Act
This bill provides 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 enactment of specified Coast Guard appropriations legislation.
What's happening now
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 2. (text: CR S27)
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Bill text
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Cosponsors
29
D
Shaheen, Jeanne
R
Cruz, Ted
D
Coons, Christopher A.
R
Cramer, Kevin
D
Markey, Edward J.
R
Moran, Jerry
D
Peters, Gary C.
R
Tillis, Thomas
D
Warren, Elizabeth
D
Wyden, Ron
R
Young, Todd
D
Duckworth, Tammy
D
Murphy, Christopher
R
Rounds, Mike
R
Scott, Rick
D
Cortez Masto, Catherine
D
Merkley, Jeff
D
Hirono, Mazie K.
D
Hassan, Margaret Wood
R
Johnson, Ron
R
Murkowski, Lisa
D
Murray, Patty
D
Schatz, Brian
R
Sullivan, Dan
D
Blumenthal, Richard
D
Cantwell, Maria
R
Collins, Susan M.
R
Hyde-Smith, Cindy
R
Wicker, Roger F.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 21: Pay Our Coast Guard Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-21/
"S. 21: Pay Our Coast Guard Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-21/.
S. 21, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-21/.
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