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H.R. 1987 (114th)

Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2015

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Introduced

23 April 2015

Last action

19 May 2015 · Introduced

Status

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Sponsors

Rep. Hunter, Duncan D. [R-CA-50], Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8], Rep. Shuster, Bill [R-PA-9], Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4], Rep. Webster, Daniel [R-FL-11]

Subjects

Defence, Transport, Taxation

Source updated

7 April 2025

Defence · Transport · Taxation

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Summary

Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2015 This bill authorizes: (1) appropriations for the Coast Guard and the Federal Maritime Commission for FY2016-FY2017, and (2) a specified level of end-of-year strength for active duty personnel and military training student loads for such fiscal years. The Commission may not expend funds to issue an award, prize, commendation, or other honors to non-federal entities. The bill addresses: (1) the Coast Guard's acquisition process and plans for long-term acquisition and manpower needs; and (2) the performance of the Coast Guard's assets, the service life of certain assets, and programs to improve its assets. The bill revises or sets forth policies relating to the Coast Guard's leadership structure, service member benefits, shipping and navigation requirements, the jurisdiction of the Coast Guard Auxiliary, the Coast Guard's authority to close air facilities, the treatment of fishing permits, survival craft in passenger vessels that operate in cold water, marketing the model years for recreational vessels, the expiration of merchant mariner credentials, reimbursements for costs incurred by the Coast Guard to enforce safety zones for a marine event, standards for recreational vessel engine weights, merchant mariners medical fitness determinations, and certificates of documentation for recreational vessels.

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Timeline

  1. 23 April 2015

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 23 April 2015

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 23 April 2015

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 24 April 2015

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.

    Source: Committee

  5. 30 April 2015

    Reported

    Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

    Source: Committee

  6. 30 April 2015

    Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    Source: Committee

  7. 30 April 2015

    Committee

    Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Discharged.

    Source: Committee

  8. 15 May 2015

    Calendars

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 81.

    Source: Calendars

  9. 15 May 2015

    Reported

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 114-115.

    Source: Committee

  10. 15 May 2015

    Reported

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 114-115.

    Source: Committee

  11. 18 May 2015

    Passed

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

    Source: Floor

  12. 18 May 2015

    Passed

    On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3284-3291)

    Source: Floor

  13. 18 May 2015

    Passed

    Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H3284-3291)

    Source: Floor

  14. 18 May 2015

    Floor

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1987.

    Source: Floor

  15. 18 May 2015

    Floor

    Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3284-3293)

    Source: Floor

  16. 18 May 2015

    Floor

    Mr. Graves (LA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

    Source: Floor

  17. 19 May 2015

    Introduced

    Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

    Source: IntroReferral

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  • Introduced in House (text)

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