H.R. 6865 · 117th Congress

Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2022

Introduced on Feb 28, 2022 by Peter A. DeFazio (D-OR-4). 4 cosponsors, 2 of them from another party. Latest action (Mar 30, 2022): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Stage
Passed one chamber
Introduced
Feb 28, 2022
Cosponsors
4
2 from the other party
Policy area
Transportation and Public Works
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To authorize appropriations for the Coast Guard, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Accidents
  • Administrative law and regulatory procedures
  • Advanced technology and technological innovations
  • Alaska
  • Animal protection and human-animal relationships
  • Aquaculture
  • Aquatic ecology
  • Assault and harassment offenses
  • Atlantic Coast (U.S.)
  • Atmospheric science and weather
  • Aviation and airports
  • California
  • Civil actions and liability
  • Coast guard
  • Congressional oversight
  • Crime victims
  • Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
  • Defense spending
  • Department of Homeland Security
  • Department of the Interior
  • Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
  • Emergency communications systems
  • Employee benefits and pensions
  • Employment and training programs
  • Employment discrimination and employee rights
  • Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
  • Environmental technology
  • Europe
  • Executive agency funding and structure
  • Federal officials
  • Firearms and explosives
  • Florida
  • Food industry and services
  • Foreign property
  • Government information and archives
  • Government lending and loan guarantees
  • Government studies and investigations
  • Great Lakes
  • Income tax deferral
  • Lakes and rivers
  • Land transfers
  • Licensing and registrations
  • Mammals
  • Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
  • Marine and inland water transportation
  • Marine pollution
  • Maryland
  • Medical tests and diagnostic methods
  • Mental health
  • Military education and training
  • Military facilities and property
  • Military history
  • Military medicine
  • Military personnel and dependents
  • Military procurement, research, weapons development
  • Military readiness
  • Minority employment
  • Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
  • Navigation, waterways, harbors
  • New Jersey
  • New York City
  • Noise pollution
  • Oil and gas
  • Pollution liability
  • Railroads
  • Russia
  • Sanctions
  • Sex offenses
  • Transportation employees
  • Transportation safety and security
  • User charges and fees
  • Water quality
  • Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
  • Women's employment
  • Worker safety and health

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Passed House, Mar 29, 2022). Public domain.

Don Young Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2022

This bill authorizes appropriations through FY2023 for the Federal Maritime Commission and the U.S. Coast Guard, including appropriations for acquiring icebreaker vessels. It also revises a variety of requirements concerning the Coast Guard's personnel, operations, infrastructure, and environmental compliance. For example, the bill revises requirements concerning sexual assault, sexual harassment, foreign workers, vessel safety, navigation, ship construction, shipping cargo, marine mammals, aquatic nuisance species, and oil spills.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Peter A. DeFazioD-OR-4Sponsor

Democrats · 2

Republicans · 2

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

  1. On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
    Mar 29, 2022· House· Passage· Passed 378–46

History

Every action as published, oldest first. Roll calls link to how each member voted.

  1. Feb 28, 2022Introduced in House
  2. Feb 28, 2022Introduced in House
  3. Feb 28, 2022 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  4. Mar 1, 2022 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
  5. Mar 2, 2022 · HouseSubcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Discharged.
  6. Mar 2, 2022 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  7. Mar 2, 2022 · HouseOrdered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
  8. Mar 29, 2022Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 117-282.
  9. Mar 29, 2022 · HouseReported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 117-282.
  10. Mar 29, 2022 · HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 209.
  11. Mar 29, 2022 · HouseMr. DeFazio moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  12. Mar 29, 2022 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3901-3925)
  13. Mar 29, 2022 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6865.
  14. Mar 29, 2022 · HouseAt the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
  15. Mar 29, 2022 · HouseConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3950-3951)
  16. Mar 29, 2022Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 378 - 46 (Roll no. 85).(text: CR H3901-3919)House · Roll call 85
  17. Mar 29, 2022 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 378 - 46 (Roll no. 85). (text: CR H3901-3919)House · Roll call 85
  18. Mar 29, 2022 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  19. Mar 30, 2022 · SenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. Carnival Corporation5 reports
    $560K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: CARNIVAL CORPORATION LTD.AI match · 100%
  2. Association For Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International3 reports
    $90K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2023, 2024.

Sources and method

Every figure on this page traces to these records.

  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 5, 2026 · loaded Oct 5, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.