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S. 524 119th Congress Senate

Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025

Official title: A bill to authorize appropriations for the Coast Guard, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 11, 2025 Introduced by: Ted Cruz Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
Transportation and Public Works Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAdvisory bodiesAlaskaAlaska Natives and Hawaiians
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 Everywhere this bill has been 8 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 10, 2025
Held at the Desk
Mar 10, 2025
Received in the House
Mar 6, 2025
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Mar 5, 2025
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1521-1568; text: CR S1522-1568)
Mar 5, 2025
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Mar 5, 2025
Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Feb 11, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Feb 11, 2025
Introduced in Senate
 Votes taken on this bill 8
DateChamberWhat was voted onResultYes–No
Jul 13, 2016 Senate · vote #129 On the Conference Report S. 524 Agreed To 92–2 See who voted →
Jul 13, 2016 Senate · vote #126 On the Cloture Motion S. 524 Agreed To 90–2 See who voted →
Jun 16, 2016 Senate · vote #102 On the Motion (Whitehouse Motion to Instruct Conferees to S. 524) Agreed To 70–24 See who voted →
Jun 16, 2016 Senate · vote #101 On the Motion (Shaheen Motion to Instruct Conferees to S. 524) Agreed To 66–29 See who voted →
Jun 16, 2016 Senate · vote #100 On the Cloture Motion S. 524 Agreed To 95–1 See who voted →
Mar 10, 2016 Senate · vote #34 On Passage of the Bill S. 524 Passed 94–1 See who voted →
Mar 9, 2016 Senate · vote #33 On the Cloture Motion S. 524 Agreed To 93–3 See who voted →
Feb 29, 2016 Senate · vote #27 On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed S. 524 Agreed To 89–0 See who voted →
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What's happening now March 10, 2025

Held at the Desk

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 4275 Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025
  • S 1071 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
 Bill text 2 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Lobbying activity 214

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 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Republican 1
D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Feb 11, 2025
 D
Cantwell, Maria
Washington · Feb 11, 2025
 R
Sullivan, Dan
Alaska · Feb 11, 2025
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 524: Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-524/
MLA
"S. 524: Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-524/.
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S. 524, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-524/.
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