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HR 8762 118th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security

To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for the membership of the Commandant of the Coast Guard on the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Introduced: June 14, 2024 See on congress.gov
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Jun 17, 2024
Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
Jun 14, 2024
Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jun 14, 2024
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill adds the Commandant of the Coast Guard as a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The Commandant must keep the department under which the Coast Guard is operating (either the Department of Homeland Security or the Department of the Navy) fully informed of (1) military advice rendered by members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on matters affecting the department, and (2) significant military operations affecting the duties and responsibilities of such departments. 

What's happening now June 17, 2024

Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
D
Garamendi, John
California · Jun 14, 2024
 R
Scott, Austin
Georgia · Jun 14, 2024
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8762: To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for the membership of the Commandant of the Coast Guard on the Joint Chiefs of Staff.. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-8762/
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"H.R. 8762: To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for the membership of the Commandant of the Coast Guard on the Joint Chiefs of Staff.." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-8762/.
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H.R. 8762, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-8762/.
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[H.R. 8762: To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for the membership of the Commandant of the Coast Guard on the Joint Chiefs of Staff.](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-8762/)
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