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.

Bill: 115-hr-4939
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Tipton, Scott  R. [R-CO-3]
Introduced: 2018-02-06
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Coast guard

Military command and structure
Latest action: action_date: 2018-02-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Summaries:
action_date: 2018-02-06
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill revises the composition of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to include the Commandant of the Coast Guard.</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4939 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 6, 2018 Mr. Tipton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL 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.

1. Membership of Commandant of the Coast Guard on the Joint Chiefs of Staff Section 151(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (8) The Commandant of the Coast Guard. .