H.R. 367: Pay Our Coast Guard Parity Act of 2019

116th Congress · introduced 2019-01-09 · Transportation and Public Works · Latest: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 116-110, Part I.

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Where it came from: introduced 2019-01-09 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 116-110, Part I. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Pay Our Coast Guard Parity Act of 2019

Plain summary

Pay Our Coast Guard Parity Act of 2019 This bill provides continuing appropriations to the U.S. Coast Guard for any period in which there is a Coast Guard-specific funding lapse. The bill provides appropriations for the pay, allowances, and benefits of specified Coast Guard personnel and contractors if (1) there is a lapse in appropriations for the Coast Guard, and (2) legislation has been enacted that provides interim or full-year appropriations for the Department of Defense (DOD). The bill provides the appropriations until the earliest of the enactment of specified Coast Guard appropriations legislation, the termination of the availability of appropriations for DOD, or the date that is 180 days after the beginning of the Coast Guard-specific funding lapse.

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Official text

Pay Our Coast Guard Parity Act of 2019

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House, Part I)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] · 186 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 367, Pay Our Coast Guard Parity Act of 2019 (2019-05-28)

Cosponsors on this site

Brian J. Mast (R-FL), Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), John Garamendi (D-CA), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Tom Cole (R-OK), Peter Welch (D-VT), Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Robert J. Wittman (R-VA), William R. Keating (D-MA), Rick Larsen (D-WA), Mark Takano (D-CA), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Joseph D. Morelle (D-NY), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. (D-CA), Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA), Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT), J. Luis Correa (D-CA), Darren Soto (D-FL), Bill Huizenga (R-MI), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY), Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Clay Higgins (R-LA), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Stacey E. Plaskett (D-VI), Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA) and 126 more.

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Words on this page, explained (2)

Appropriation: Money a legislature sets aside by law for a specific purpose. Government agencies may spend public money only as it has been appropriated.
Bill: A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House, Part I)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116hr367.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/hr>

Record fed-us-cong116-hr367 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116