US Congress House Bill 2518 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on May 18 2017 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2017-06-26 - Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 133.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2017 This bill authorizes: (1) appropriations for the Coast Guard for FY2018-FY2019, and (2) a specified level of end-of-year strength for active duty personnel and military training student loads for such fiscal years. The bill addresses: (1) training for public safety personnel, (2) service member benefits for Coast Guard personnel, (3) unmanned aircraft systems, and (4) ports and waterways safety. The bill revises or sets forth policies relating to the Coast Guard, including Coast Guard health care professionals; incentive contracts for Coast Guard Yard or Coast Guard industrial establishments; contracting for major acquisition programs; National Security Cutters; Fast Response Cutters; ice trials of icebreaker vessels; vessel operations; numbering for undocumented barges; drawbridges; the alternate safety compliance program; visual distress signals; vessel certification; the land-based enhanced LORAN, positioning, navigation, and timing system; the installation and use of engine cut-off switches on recreational vessels; commercial fishing vessel classification requirements; aids to navigation; maritime domain awareness technologies; towing vessel inspections; and vessel response plans in the Arctic.

Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2017

Rep. Duncan Hunter [R-CA]

Rep. John Garamendi [D-CA]

Rep. Bill Shuster [R-PA]

Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-06-26	House	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 133.
2017-06-26	House	Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 115-194.
2017-05-24	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2017-05-24	House	Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
2017-05-24	House	Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Discharged.
2017-05-19	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
2017-05-18	House	Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
2017-05-18	House	Introduced in House

SB1129 (Related) 2017-06-05 - An errata sheet on written report No. 115-89 was printed.
HB5515 (Related) 2018-08-13 - Became Public Law No: 115-232.
HR1019 (Similar To) 2018-07-24 - Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
SB140 (Related) 2018-12-04 - Became Public Law No: 115-282.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/2518/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr2518/BILLS-115hr2518ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr2518/BILLS-115hr2518rh.pdf