To authorize and amend authorities, programs, and statutes administered by the Coast Guard.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
Authorizes appropriations for the Coast Guard for fiscal years 2025 and 2026, including operating expenses, acquisition programs, reserve training, and retired pay. Provides significant funding increases for Coast Guard operations.
Who Benefits and How
Coast Guard personnel benefit from authorized funding and programs. Maritime safety and security benefit from continued Coast Guard operations. Retired Coast Guard members receive continued pay and benefits.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Federal taxpayers fund authorized appropriations. The bill authorizes but does not appropriate funds.
Key Provisions
- FY2025: $11.287 billion operating expenses; FY2026: $11.852 billion
- Acquisition funding: $3.478 billion (FY25), $3.651 billion (FY26)
- Research and development funding authorized
- Retired pay and survivor benefits covered
Evidence Chain:
This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers.
At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2024
Who Benefits
- Coast Guard personnel
- Maritime safety
- Retired Coast Guard members
Who Bears Costs
- Federal taxpayers
Key Policy Areas
Coast Guard, Maritime Security, Defense
Primary Purpose
Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2024
Policy Domains
Legislative Strategy
"Annual Coast Guard authorization with significant funding increases"
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
Passed HouseReceived; read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, …
Additional sponsor: Mrs. González-Colón
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the …
Mr. Graves of Missouri (for himself, Mr. Larsen of Washington, …
Passed House (inferred from eh version)
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Academy administration, Academy assault victims, Assault reporters
Coast Guard, Coast Guard acquisition programs face effects in multiple directions
Positive-direction: Academy assault victims, Assault reporters, Assault victims, Coast Guard Academy, Coast Guard Academy cadets who are assault victims, Coast Guard Recruiting Command, Coast Guard Reserve members, Coast Guard Reserve members with new children, Coast Guard Reserve parents, Coast Guard crime victims, Coast Guard members reporting sexual assault, Coast Guard members seeking career breaks, Coast Guard members who are sexual assault victims, Coast Guard officers with military justice/healthcare expertise, Coast Guard officers with specialized expertise, Coast Guard operations and procurement, Coast Guard personnel, Coast Guard reporting offices, Pregnant Coast Guard officers, Senior enlisted Coast Guard personnel, Senior enlisted personnel, Specialized officers
Negative-direction: Academy administration, CGIS, Coast Guard Academy administration, Coast Guard Commandant, Coast Guard HR, Coast Guard Investigative Service, Coast Guard Sector San Juan, Coast Guard acquisition office, Coast Guard housing program, Coast Guard housing program administration, Coast Guard procurement, Coast Guard public affairs, Coast Guard research labs, Coast Guard units in tsunami zones, Coast Guard units in tsunami-prone areas, Former Coast Guard members with sexual offense histories, Former Coast Guard members with sexual offenses, Former members, Former members with offenses, GAO, Government Accountability Office, National Response Center
Active merchant mariners, American Bureau of Shipping, Amphibious vessel operators
Positive-direction: Active merchant mariners, American Bureau of Shipping, Arctic shipping operators, Container shipping lines at LA/LB, Deck department mariners, Deck department merchant mariners, Energy/space support vessels, Great Lakes shipping industry, Marine salvage companies, Merchant mariners, Merchant mariners seeking credentials, Missouri River commercial navigation interests, Missouri River navigation, Offshore energy and space launch support vessel operators, Oil and hazardous material handlers, Ports of LA/Long Beach, Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, Safe tank vessel operators, St. Lucie River recreational boaters, Tank vessel operators with good safety records, US noncitizen nationals, US noncitizen nationals seeking mariner credentials, US-flagged Jones Act vessel operators, US-flagged vessel operators, Vessel crews
Negative-direction: Amphibious vessel operators, Commercial amphibious passenger vessel operators, Foreign vessel operators, Foreign vessel operators in OCS activities, Jones Act violators, Mariners with security concerns, Negligent vessel operators, Port operators, Port operators and vessel owners, Tank vessel operators, Vessel operators engaging in negligent conduct, Vessel owners, Vessel owners who abandon, Vessel owners who abandon vessels
Deepwater port operators, EEZ operators, LNG terminal operators
Positive-direction: LNG terminal operators, Natural gas deepwater port operators, Offshore facility operators, US offshore energy operators, US offshore operators
Negative-direction: Deepwater port operators
Autonomous vessel developers, Autonomous vessel industry, Autonomous vessel technology developers
Aircraft maintenance contractors, Aircraft manufacturers, Defense contractors seeking integrator roles
Positive-direction: Aircraft maintenance contractors, Aircraft manufacturers, Lockheed Martin (HC-130J manufacturer), Unmanned systems and drone manufacturers, Unmanned systems manufacturers
Negative-direction: Defense contractors seeking integrator roles, Large defense contractors seeking lead integrator roles
FFRDCs, Federally funded research and development centers, Maritime R&D contractors
State and local marine agencies, State marine agencies, State maritime agencies
State maritime agencies faces effects in multiple directions
Coast Guard Academy foundations
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "commandant"
- → Commandant of the Coast Guard
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