The record

LegislationLegislation· Mar 2025
S 524 Passed Senate — in House

Sponsored by Ted Cruz (R)

Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025

Authorizes $11.3 billion and $11.9 billion for Coast Guard operations in 2025 and 2026.

Tradeoff

Increases Coast Guard funding and military personnel authorizations for the next two years. Also expands icebreaker and vessel-maintenance programs and adds new requirements for emergency planning and drug-trafficking interdiction.

What's in it

See official bill text

Passed the Senate by on March 5, 2025 — sitting in the House.

  1. Senate

    Introduced

    (Feb 11, 2025)

  2. Senate

    Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation(Feb 11, 2025)

  3. Senate

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (Mar 5, 2025)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  4. Senate

    Taken away from the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

    Discharged(Mar 5, 2025)

  5. House

    Received from the Senate

    Received(Mar 10, 2025)