Legislation· Jul 2025Sponsored by Sam Graves (R)
Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025
Authorizes about $60 billion for Coast Guard operations and ships through 2029.
Tradeoff
Grows the Coast Guard workforce to 60,000 by 2029 and funds new icebreakers and cutters. Requires detailed Congressional reporting on acquisition costs and timelines.
What's in it
The House passed this 399-12 on July 23, 2025 — now in the Senate.
House
Introduced
(Jul 2, 2025)
House
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure(Jul 2, 2025)
House
The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure voted to send it to the floor
Reported 60 - 0(Jul 15, 2025)
Committee report H. Rept. 119-214.
Senate
Received from the House
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation(Jul 23, 2025)
House
On Motion to and Pass, as Amended
Passed(Roll #218 · Jul 23, 2025)
399 yeanay 12
- Rick Larsen (D-WA)
- Mike Ezell (R-MS)
- Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA)
- Daniel Webster (R-FL)
Passage votes so far· Jul 23, 2025· 119th Congress · 2025–2027