H.R. 421House116th Congress (2019-2021)In Committee

Making continuing appropriations for the Coast Guard.

Sponsored by Susan WildRep. Susan Wild (D-PA)
Introduced January 9, 2019

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The bill provides temporary funding for the U.S. Coast Guard for fiscal year 2019 when the regular budget has not yet been passed. It makes sure that Coast Guard personnel, civilian staff, contractors, and certain benefits continue to be paid until a full appropriations bill is enacted.

Key Provisions

  • Provides money to pay salaries and allowances for active-duty and reserve Coast Guard members, as well as for civilian employees and contractors.
  • Funds death gratuities, funeral travel, and other burial-related expenses for Coast Guard members who die while serving.
  • Continues a basic housing allowance for dependents of Coast Guard members who die on active duty.
  • Covers any other Coast Guard functions that are already authorized by law.
  • The temporary funding stays in effect until a regular or continuing appropriations bill is passed for those same purposes.

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Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H665)

January 16, 2019

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Introduced in House

January 9, 2019

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Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.

January 9, 2019

HouseIntro Referral

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H665)

January 16, 2019

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I

116th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 421

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

January 9, 2019

Ms. Wild (for herself, Ms. Dean, Ms. DelBene, Mr. Engel, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Hastings, Mr. Jones, Mrs. Luria, Mr. Rose of New York, Ms. Scanlon, Mr. Schrader, Mr. Swalwell of California, Mr. Welch, Mr. Wittman, and Mr. Larsen of Washington) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Appropriations

A BILL

Making continuing appropriations for the Coast Guard.

1.

Continuing appropriations for the Coast Guard

There are hereby appropriated for fiscal year 2019, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for any period during which interim or full-year appropriations for fiscal year 2019 for the Coast Guard are not in effect—

(1)

such sums as are necessary to provide pay and allowances to members of the Coast Guard (as described in section 1 of title 14, United States Code), including the reserve component thereof, who perform active service or inactive-duty training during such period;

(2)

such sums as are necessary to provide pay and allowances to civilian employees of the Coast Guard;

(3)

such sums as are necessary to provide pay and allowances to contractors of the Coast Guard;

(4)

such sums as are necessary for—

(A)

the payment of a death gratuity under sections 1475–1477 and 1489 of title 10, United States Code, with respect to members of the Coast Guard;

(B)

the payment or reimbursement of authorized funeral travel and travel related to the dignified transfer of remains and unit memorial services under section 481f of title 37, United States Code, with respect to members of the Coast Guard; and

(C)

the temporary continuation of a basic allowance of housing for dependents of members of the Coast Guard dying on active duty, as authorized by section 403(l) of title 37, United States Code; and

(5)

such sums as are necessary for functions of the Coast Guard otherwise authorized by law.

2.

Termination

Appropriations and funds made available and authority granted pursuant to this Act shall be available until whichever of the following first occurs:

(1)

The enactment into law of an appropriation (including a continuing appropriation) for any purpose for which amounts are made available in section 1.

(2)

The enactment into law of the applicable regular or continuing appropriations resolution or other Act without any appropriation for such purpose.