Pay Our Coast Guard Parity Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-367
Sponsor: Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4]
Introduced: 2019-01-09 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Appropriations
Cemeteries and funerals
Coast guard
Department of Homeland Security
Executive agency funding and structure
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Military education and training
Military personnel and dependents
Transportation costs

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-09
text: 

Pay Our Coast Guard Parity Act 

of 2019

 
This bill provides continuing appropriations to the U.S. Coast Guard for any period during FY2019 in which interim or full-year appropriations for the Coast Guard are not in effect. 
 
The appropriations are provided to the Coast Guard for
 
 
pay and allowances for members of the Coast Guard, civilian employees, and contractors; 
 
 the payment of a death gratuity, funeral travel, and the temporary continuation of the basic allowance for housing for dependents of members of the Coast Guard dying on active duty; and
 
retired pay.
 
 
The appropriations are provided until the enactment of specified Coast Guard appropriations legislation. 
 
The bill compensates civilian Coast Guard employees furloughed as a result of a lapse in appropriations that began on or about December 22, 2018, and ended upon the enactment of this bill.
 
The bill also ratifies and approves certain obligations incurred in anticipation of the appropriations made and the authority granted by this bill. 

action_date: 2019-06-11
text: 

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. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-06-11
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 116-110, Part I.
action_date: 2019-06-11
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 116-110, Part I.
action_date: 2019-03-27
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2019-03-27
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2019-03-27
text: Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Discharged.
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
action_date: 2019-01-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, 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.
action_date: 2019-01-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, 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.
action_date: 2019-01-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-09
text: Introduced in House