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S. 21 116th Congress Senate

Pay Our Coast Guard Act

Official title: A bill making continuing appropriations for Coast Guard pay in the event an appropriations act expires prior to the enactment of a new appropriations act.

Introduced: January 3, 2019 Introduced by: John Thune Republican · South Dakota See on congress.gov
Transportation and Public Works AppropriationsCemeteries and funeralsCoast guardDepartment of Homeland Security
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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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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 Latest action January 4, 2019

Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 2. (text: CR S27)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

 Related & companion bills 5
  • HR 350 Pay Our Coast Guard Act
  • HR 367 Pay Our Coast Guard Parity Act of 2019
  • HR 374 Always Ready Act of 2019
  • HR 421 Making continuing appropriations for the Coast Guard.
  • HR 5274 Pay Our Coast Guard Act of 2020
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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Cosponsors 29
All 29 Democratic 16 Republican 13
D
Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · Jan 29, 2019
 R
Cruz, Ted
Texas · Jan 25, 2019
 D
Coons, Christopher A.
Delaware · Jan 24, 2019
 R
Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · Jan 24, 2019
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Jan 24, 2019
 R
Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Jan 24, 2019
 D
Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · Jan 24, 2019
 R
Tillis, Thomas
North Carolina · Jan 24, 2019
 D
Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · Jan 24, 2019
 D
Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Jan 24, 2019
 R
Young, Todd
Indiana · Jan 24, 2019
 D
Duckworth, Tammy
Illinois · Jan 17, 2019
 D
Murphy, Christopher
Connecticut · Jan 15, 2019
 R
Rounds, Mike
South Dakota · Jan 15, 2019
 R
Scott, Rick
Florida · Jan 15, 2019
 D
Cortez Masto, Catherine
Nevada · Jan 14, 2019
 D
Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · Jan 11, 2019
 D
Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Jan 9, 2019
 D
Hassan, Margaret Wood
New Hampshire · Jan 8, 2019
 R
Johnson, Ron
Wisconsin · Jan 8, 2019
 R
Murkowski, Lisa
Alaska · Jan 8, 2019
 D
Murray, Patty
Washington · Jan 8, 2019
 D
Schatz, Brian
Hawaii · Jan 8, 2019
 R
Sullivan, Dan
Alaska · Jan 8, 2019
 D
Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Jan 3, 2019
 D
Cantwell, Maria
Washington · Jan 3, 2019
 R
Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Jan 3, 2019
 R
Hyde-Smith, Cindy
Mississippi · Jan 3, 2019
 R
Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Jan 3, 2019
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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/
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