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Coast Guard Safety and Accountability Act

Introduced: January 28, 2021 Introduced by: Brownley, Julia Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
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Became law
Feb 4, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Feb 4, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
Jan 28, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Jan 28, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Coast Guard Safety and Accountability Act

This bill requires the U.S. Coast Guard to formally respond in writing to each recommendation about transportation safety from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB).

The response must indicate whether the Coast Guard intends to (1) adopt the complete recommendation, (2) adopt a part of the recommendation, or (3) refuse to adopt the recommendation.

The NTSB must make a copy of each recommendation and response available to the public at a reasonable cost.

What's happening now February 4, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Garamendi, John
California · Jun 11, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 509: Coast Guard Safety and Accountability Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-509/
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"H.R. 509: Coast Guard Safety and Accountability Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-509/.
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H.R. 509, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-509/.
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