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Senate Bill 1129
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2017
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on May 16, 2017
Overview
Text
Introduced
May 16, 2017
Latest Action
Jun 5, 2017
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
1129
Congress
115
Policy Area
Transportation and Public Works
Transportation and Public Works
Primary focus of measure is all aspects of transportation modes and conveyances, including funding and safety matters; Coast Guard; infrastructure development; travel and tourism. Measures concerning water resources and navigation projects may fall under Water Resources Development policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
Republican
Dan Sullivan
Alaska
Republican
Lisa Murkowski
Alaska
Democrat
Bill Nelson
Florida
Republican
John Thune
South Dakota
Senate Votes (0)
House Votes (0)
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

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) contracts to procure three National Security Cutters, and (4)the Coast Guard Reserve Officers' Training Corps Program.

The bill revises or sets forth policies relating to the Coast Guard, including Coast Guard advisory committees, numbering for undocumented barges, aids to navigation, requirements for personal flotation devices, the alternate safety compliance program, vessel certification, the installation and use of engine cut-off switches on recreational vessels, visual distress signals for recreational boats, auxiliary craft requirements, the Coast Guard's inland waterway and river tenders fleet, arctic planning, maritime security, acquisition workforce expedited hiring authority, drawbridges, incentive contracts for Coast Guard Yard or Coast Guard industrial establishments, Coast Guard health care professionals, land exchanges, shipyards, and waivers for certain contracts.

Text (2)
Reported to Senate
June 5, 2017
Introduced in Senate
May 16, 2017
Related Bills (3)
Aug 13, 2018
Became Public Law 115-232
2
Sponsorship
House Bill 5515
John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019
Became Law
Amendments
Type
Related Bill
Related Bill
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Identified By
CRS
May 24, 2017
Introduced in House
1
Sponsorship
House Bill 2637
Fishing Safety Training and Research Act
Introduced
Type
Related Bill
Related Bill
A related bill may be a companion measure, an identical bill, a procedurally-related measure, or one with text similarities. Bill relationships are identified by the House, the Senate, or CRS, and refer only to same-Congress measures.
Identified By
CRS
May 18, 2017
Introduced in House
4
Sponsorship
House Bill 2518
Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2017
Introduced
Type
Related Bill
Related Bill
A related bill may be a companion measure, an identical bill, a procedurally-related measure, or one with text similarities. Bill relationships are identified by the House, the Senate, or CRS, and refer only to same-Congress measures.
Identified By
CRS
Actions (6)
06/05/2017
An errata sheet on written report No. 115-89 was printed.
06/05/2017
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 112.
06/05/2017
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Thune with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 115-89.
05/18/2017
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
05/16/2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
05/16/2017
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:36:27 PM
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