H.R. 2051 · Where this bill is now
In committee
Introduced in the House, sent to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Mar 11, 2025
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryKeeps Coast Guard pay flowing during budget gaps
When Congress hasn't passed a budget for the Coast Guard by the start of a new fiscal year, this bill automatically provides money to keep paying active-duty Coast Guard members, reservists doing training, and certain civilian and contract workers who support the Coast Guard or other military branches. It's a safety net that kicks in only when there's a specific funding lapse for the Coast Guard.
How it affects you
If you're a Coast Guard member, reservist, or civilian employee supporting the Coast Guard, this bill means you'd continue receiving your paycheck even if Congress delays passing a budget. For most other Americans, this doesn't have a direct effect, but it ensures the Coast Guard can maintain operations and pay its workforce during budget standoffs.
Read the official summary (Introduced in House, Mar 11, 2025)
Coast Guard Sustained Funding Act of 2025
This bill provides continuing appropriations to the Coast Guard for pay and benefits when there is a Coast Guard-specific funding lapse.
Under the bill, a Coast Guard-specific funding lapse occurs when a bill providing appropriations for the Coast Guard for a fiscal year has not been enacted before the beginning of that fiscal year, and no joint resolution providing continuing appropriations for the Coast Guard is in effect.
If a Coast Guard-specific funding lapse occurs, the bill provides appropriations to the Coast Guard for (1) pay and allowances for military members of the Coast Guard, including reserve components, who perform active service or inactive-duty training; and (2) pay and benefits for certain civilian and contract employees who are providing support to members of the Coast Guard or another Armed Force and are working during the funding lapse.
Written by AI (Claude) using only the official summary by the Congressional Research Service, the Library of Congress’s nonpartisan research staff. It can miss nuance, so check the official summary and the bill text for details.
1st SessionH. R. 2051
A BILL
Coast Guard Sustained Funding Act of 2025
Sponsor: Rep. Mark E. Green (R-TN-7) · Introduced Mar 11, 2025 · Transportation and Public Works · 1 version of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Mar 11, 2025: “Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.”