HOUSE 2136117th CongressReferred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for the membership of the Commandant of the Coast Guard on the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
- Last Action
- 3/24/2021
Actions
- 2021-03-24Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
- 2021-03-23Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2021-03-23Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2021-03-23Introduced in House
- 2021-03-23Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2021-03-23 (00)
This bill adds the Commandant of the Coast Guard as a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The Commandant must keep the department under which the Coast Guard is operating (either the Department of Homeland Security or the Department of the Navy) fully informed of significant military operations affecting the duties and responsibilities of such departments.
Cosponsors (2)
- Steven Palazzo (R-MS)
- Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon (R-PR)
Subjects
- Coast guard
- Department of Defense
- Department of Homeland Security
- Military command and structure
- Military operations and strategy
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