United States 119th Congress Status: Passed Senate Bipartisan · 2 R · 2 D cosponsors

S 524 — Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025

Last action — Held at the Desk

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced February 11, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.

Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the House.

Odds of enactment

Moderate chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a moderate chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Advancing 50% · moderate confidence

  • Passed Senate

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 4 sponsors

    1 primary, 3 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (2 R · 2 D) — cross-party backing.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

6 added · 8 removed

Plain-language change summary

The updated version of the bill includes a passage indicating that it was passed by the Senate on March 5, 2025, and acknowledges the role of the Secretary in attesting to it. The earlier version merely noted the introduction of the bill on February 11, 2025, and its referral to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. This change signifies the bill's progress through the legislative process, marking it as one step closer to becoming law.

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524 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S.
524 Engrossed in Senate (ES)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S.
524 To authorize appropriations for the Coast Guard, and for other purposes.
524 _______________________________________________________________________ AN ACT To authorize appropriations for the Coast Guard, and for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 11, 2025 Mr.
Cruz (for himself, Ms.
Cantwell, Mr.
Sullivan, and Ms.
Baldwin) introduced the following bill;
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To authorize appropriations for the Coast Guard, and for other purposes.
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Passed the Senate March 5, 2025.
Attest:
Secretary.
119th CONGRESS 1st Session S.
524 _______________________________________________________________________ AN ACT To authorize appropriations for the Coast Guard, and for other purposes.
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Action History

  1. Introduced in Senate

  2. Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

  3. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation discharged by Unanimous Consent.

  4. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation discharged by Unanimous Consent.

  5. Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

  6. Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1521-1568; text: CR S1522-1568)

  7. Message on Senate action sent to the House.

  8. Received in the House

  9. Held at the Desk

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 3 co-sponsors · 543 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (3)

Not signed on (543)

543 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Subjects

transportation
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors S 524?
S 524 is sponsored by Cruz, Ted (Republican), Cantwell, Maria (Democratic), Sullivan, Dan (Republican), and Baldwin, Tammy (Democratic).
What is the current status of S 524?
This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced February 11, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.
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