United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 2559 (97th)
Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1982
Introduced
17 March 1981
Last action
14 December 1981 · Floor
Status
Other Measure S.831 (Amended) Passed House in Lieu.
Sponsors
Rep. Studds, Gerry E. [D-MA-10], Rep. Jones, Walter B. [D-NC-1], Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large], Rep. Snyder, M. G. (Gene) [R-KY-4], Rep. Hutto, Earl [D-FL-1], Rep. Dyson, Roy [D-MD-1], Rep. Hughes, William J. [D-NJ-2], Rep. Shaw, E. Clay, Jr. [R-FL-22]
Subjects
Transport
Source updated
29 August 2025
Summary
Coast Guard Authorization Act, 1982 - Title I: 1982 Authorization of Appropriations - Authorizes appropriations for the Coast Guard for fiscal year 1982 for: (1) operation and maintenance expenses; (2) acquisition, construction, rebuilding, and improvement of aids to navigation, shore facilities, vessels, and aircraft; (3) the alteration or removal of bridges over navigable waters; and (4) research, development, testing, and evaluation. Permits the Coast Guard an end-year strength of 39,904 active duty personnel. Authorizes average military training student loads. Title II: Coast Guard Management - Authorizes the Coast Guard to place orders for materials, supplies, equipment, work, or services of any kind that any requisitioned Federal agency may be in a position to supply or obtain. Excludes specified reserve officers on active duty from the active duty promotion list. Makes the rear admiral designated by the Commandant to the position of Chief of Staff the senior rear admiral for all purposes other than pay. Eliminates a reservist's exemption from registration and liability for military training and service under other law. Increases the authorization of appropriations for the operation and maintenance of the Coast Guard for fiscal year 1981. Increases the end-year strength of active duty personnel for fiscal year 1981 from 39,600 to 39,819. Permits the Commandant of the Coast Guard to authorize the installation and use of telephones in residences leased or owned by the Government of the United States to assure efficient response to extraordinary operational contingencies.
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Timeline
17 March 1981
Committee
Hearings Held by Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Navigation Prior to Referral (Mar 16, 81).
Source: Committee
17 March 1981
Referred
Referred to Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Navigation.
Source: Committee
17 March 1981
Introduced
Referred to House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries.
Source: IntroReferral
17 March 1981
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
17 March 1981
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
1 April 1981
Committee
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended).
Source: Committee
1 April 1981
Committee
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Source: Committee
30 April 1981
Reported
Ordered to be Reported (Amended).
Source: Committee
30 April 1981
Committee
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Source: Committee
19 May 1981
Calendars
Placed on Union Calendar No: 47.
Source: Calendars
19 May 1981
Reported
Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. Report No: 97-62.
Source: Committee
19 May 1981
Reported
Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. Report No: 97-62.
Source: Committee
17 November 1981
Reported
Rules Committee Resolution H.Res.276 Reported to House.
Source: Floor
17 November 1981
Floor
Rule Granted Providing an Open Rule with 1 Hour of Debate.
Source: Floor
8 December 1981
Floor
Called up by House by Unanimous Consent.
Source: Floor
8 December 1981
Passed
Rule Passed House.
Source: Floor
14 December 1981
Floor
Laid on Table in House by Voice Vote.
Source: Floor
14 December 1981
Vote
Passed House (Amended) by Yea-Nay Vote: 391 - 2 (Record Vote No: 360).
Source: Floor
14 December 1981
Vote
Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House (Amended) by Yea-Nay Vote: 391 - 2 (Record Vote No: 360).
Source: Floor
14 December 1981
Passed
House Agreed to Amendments Adopted by the Committee of the Whole.
Source: Floor
14 December 1981
Floor
Committee Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute Considered as an Original Bill for the Purpose of Amendment.
Source: Floor
Votes
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Documents
2 official files
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Reported to House with amendment(s)
summary · EN · 19 May 1981
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 17 March 1981
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Sponsors
- Rep. Studds, Gerry E. [D-MA-10] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Jones, Walter B. [D-NC-1] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Snyder, M. G. (Gene) [R-KY-4] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Hutto, Earl [D-FL-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Dyson, Roy [D-MD-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Hughes, William J. [D-NJ-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Shaw, E. Clay, Jr. [R-FL-22] · R · Cosponsor
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Related records
- related to → A resolution providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 2559) to authorize appropriations for the Coast Guard for fiscal year 1982, and for other purposes.
- related to ← Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1982
- amends ← An amendment to reduce from $1,450,000,000 to $1,356,355,927, funds for the operation and maintenance, including Capehart housing debt reduction; reduce from $425,000,000 to $384,000,000 funds for acquisition, construction, rebuilding, and improvement of aids to navigation, shore facilities, vessels, and aircraft; and to reduce from $333,000,000 to $18,000,000 funds for research, development, test, and evaluation.
- amends ← An amendment to permit the Secretary of Transportation to lease housing facilities for assignment as public quarters, without rental charge, to military personnel who are on sea duty or duty at remote offshore Coast Guard stations and who do not have dependents. This must be provided for in appropriation acts.
- amends ← An amendment to state that sufficient funds shall be made available to continue in operation a Coast Guard research and development center through the end of the 1982 fiscal year. It also sets the minimum Coast Guard civilian personnel level at 5,484.
- amends ← An amendment to express the sense of Congress in recognizing the heroic efforts of the members of the U.S. Coast Guard, individuals of the U.S. and Canadian Air Forces, and the crew of the Tanker Williamsburg in the rescue of 510 passengers aboard the vessel Prinsendam that caught fire on October 4, 1980. It directs the Coast Guard to furnish the Clerk of the House the names of individuals involved in the rescue so the Clerk can convey to them the appreciation of the Congress.
- amends ← An amendment that makes technical changes in the Vessel Documentation Act so that partnerships are to be considered on the same basis as corporations.
- amends ← An amendment to raise benefits to Coast Guard survivors in the future to the minimum GS-9 level.
- amends ← An amendment to the Snyder amendment to provide that funds may not be used to operate Coast Guard facilities in: Mobile, Alabama; Pine Bluff, Arkansas; Rio Vista and Santa Barbara, California; Peoria, Illinois; Michigan City, Indiana; Morgan City, Louisiana; Annapolis, Maryland; Gulfport, Mississippi; Marblehead, Marietta, Grand River and Lorain, Ohio; Erie, Pennsylvania; Georgetown, South Carolina; Nashville , Tennessee; Galveston and Freeport, Texas; Chincoteague, Virginia; Norfolk and Portsmouth, Virginia; Kennewick, Washington, or Huntington, West Virginia.
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/97th-congress/house-bill/2559
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/97/hr/2559
- us · 97-hr-2559 · source updated 29 August 2025