H.R. 4275 · 119th Congress

Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025

Introduced on Jul 2, 2025 by Sam Graves (R-MO-6). 4 cosponsors, 2 of them from another party. Latest action (Jul 23, 2025): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Stage
Passed one chamber
Introduced
Jul 2, 2025
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, to establish the Secretary of the Coast Guard, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Administrative law and regulatory procedures
  • Advisory bodies
  • Alaska
  • Alaska Natives and Hawaiians
  • Assault and harassment offenses
  • Atmospheric science and weather
  • Aviation and airports
  • Border security and unlawful immigration
  • Citizenship and naturalization
  • Civics education
  • Civil actions and liability
  • Coast guard
  • Computer security and identity theft
  • Computers and information technology
  • Congressional oversight
  • Crime prevention
  • Crime victims
  • Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
  • Criminal justice information and records
  • Criminal procedure and sentencing
  • Defense spending
  • Department of Commerce
  • Domestic violence and child abuse
  • Drug trafficking and controlled substances
  • Emergency planning and evacuation
  • Employee benefits and pensions
  • Employee hiring
  • Employee leave
  • Employment discrimination and employee rights
  • Evidence and witnesses
  • Federal officials
  • Fires
  • First responders and emergency personnel
  • Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
  • Government information and archives
  • Government studies and investigations
  • Great Lakes
  • Hawaii
  • Health care coverage and access
  • Health care quality
  • Health information and medical records
  • Health personnel
  • Higher education
  • Hunting and fishing
  • Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
  • International law and treaties
  • Lakes and rivers
  • Licensing and registrations
  • Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
  • Marine and inland water transportation
  • Mental health
  • Military education and training
  • Military facilities and property
  • Military history
  • Military medicine
  • Military personnel and dependents
  • Military procurement, research, weapons development
  • Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
  • National Guard and reserves
  • Navigation, waterways, harbors
  • Neurological disorders
  • Oil and gas
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Personnel records
  • Public contracts and procurement
  • Puget Sound
  • Research and development
  • School athletics
  • Sex offenses
  • Smuggling and trafficking
  • Student aid and college costs
  • Transportation costs
  • Transportation safety and security
  • U.S. territories and protectorates
  • User charges and fees
  • Veterans' medical care
  • Veterans' pensions and compensation
  • Virgin Islands
  • Water quality

Summary

The Congressional Research Service has not summarized this measure yet.

Sponsor and cosponsors

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

Sam GravesR-MO-6Sponsor

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
    Jul 23, 2025· House· Passage· Passed 399–12

History

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

  1. Jul 2, 2025Introduced in House
  2. Jul 2, 2025Introduced in House
  3. Jul 2, 2025 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  4. Jul 3, 2025 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
  5. Jul 15, 2025 · HouseSubcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Discharged
  6. Jul 15, 2025 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  7. Jul 15, 2025 · HouseOrdered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 60 - 0.
  8. Jul 22, 2025Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 119-214.
  9. Jul 22, 2025 · HouseReported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 119-214.
  10. Jul 22, 2025 · HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 174.
  11. Jul 23, 2025 · HouseMr. Graves moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  12. Jul 23, 2025 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3572-3620)
  13. Jul 23, 2025 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4275.
  14. Jul 23, 2025 · 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. Jul 23, 2025 · HouseConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3622-3623)
  16. Jul 23, 2025Passed/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): 399 - 12 (Roll no. 218). (text: CR H3572-3617)House · Roll call 218
  17. Jul 23, 2025 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 399 - 12 (Roll no. 218). (text: CR H3572-3617)House · Roll call 218
  18. Jul 23, 2025 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  19. Jul 23, 2025 · 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

Analisa's mapping of committee jurisdiction to federal agencies; the bill may touch others, or none of these.

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. AMERICAN CLEAN POWER ASSOCIATION5 reports
    $5.4M reported (all issues)
  2. Boat Owners Association of the United States5 reports
    $25K reported (all issues)
  3. CHENIERE ENERGY INC.5 reports
  4. CRUISE LINES INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION INC.5 reports
    $2.5M reported (all issues)
  5. City of Seward, AK)5 reports
    $50K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: CITY OF SEWARDAI match · 100%
  6. DNV USA, Inc.5 reports
    $120K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: DNV USA INC.$23.3K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  7. Fleet Reserve Association5 reports
    $600K reported (all issues)
  8. Prince William Sound Regional Citizens Advisory Council5 reports
    $80K reported (all issues)
  9. TDX CORP5 reports
    $150K reported (all issues)
  10. American Association for Justice4 reports
    $6.5M reported (all issues)
  11. Association For Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International4 reports
    $417.4K reported (all issues)
  12. INGRAM BARGE COMPANY4 reports
    $240K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: INGRAM BARGE COMPANY LLCAI match · 90%
  13. International Marine Contractors Association4 reports
    $80K reported (all issues)
  14. Muckleshoot Indian Tribe4 reports
    $200K reported (all issues)
  15. NATIONAL MARINE MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION4 reports
    $1.4M reported (all issues)
  16. Port of Seattle4 reports
    $200K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: PORT OF SEATTLEAI match · 100%
  17. The Northwest Seaport Alliance4 reports
    $200K reported (all issues)
  18. AMERICAN BUREAU OF SHIPPING3 reports
    $100K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AMERICAN BUREAU OF SHIPPING$15M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  19. Alaska Chadux Network3 reports
    $60K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: ALASKA CHADUX NETWORK$162.7K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  20. Bering Straits Native Corporation3 reports
    $90K reported (all issues)
  21. Marine Industries Association of South Florida3 reports
    $40K reported (all issues)
  22. Resolve Marine Group, Inc.3 reports
    $110K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: RESOLVE MARINE GROUP INC$6.6M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  23. Tanadgusix Corporation3 reports
    $30K reported (all issues)
  24. American Maritime Partnership2 reports
    $690K reported (all issues)
  25. BP AMERICA INC.2 reports
    $1.8M reported (all issues)
  26. BRISTOW GROUP INC.2 reports
    $360K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: BRISTOW LLCAI match · 100%
  27. EnerGeo Alliance2 reports
    $40K reported (all issues)
  28. Makah Tribe2 reports
    $100K reported (all issues)
  29. Rolls-Royce North America2 reports
    $650K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: ROLLS-ROYCE NORTH AMERICAN TECHNOLOGIES INC$2.5M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 98%
  30. SAFE Boats International, LLC2 reports
    $100K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: SAFE BOATS INTERNATIONAL LLC$34M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  31. Seafarers International Union of N.A. - AGLIW2 reports
    $90K reported (all issues)
  32. THE AMERICAN WATERWAYS OPERATORS2 reports
    $420K reported (all issues)
  33. TRANSPORTATION INSTITUTE2 reports
    $50K reported (all issues)
  34. AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE1 report
    $1.9M reported (all issues)
  35. BLUE ORIGIN, LLC1 report
    $550K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: BLUE ORIGIN, LLC$1.1B in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  36. Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners Inc.1 report
    $210K reported (all issues)
  37. HAWKEYE 3601 report
    $200K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: HAWKEYE 360, INC.$23M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  38. OXE Marine Inc1 report
    $50K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: OXE MARINE INC$19K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  39. OXE Marine Inc (fka OXE Marine, LLC)1 report
    $50K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: OXE MARINE INC$19K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  40. Shee Atika Inc.1 report
    $40K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: SHEE ATIKA ENTERPRISES LLCAI match · 99%

Reports filed in 2025, 2026.

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.