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H.R. 1987 (114th): Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2015


To authorize appropriations for the Coast Guard for fiscal years 2016 and 2017, and for other purposes.

The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.

The federal budget process occurs in two stages: appropriations and authorizations. This is an authorization bill, which directs how federal funds should or should not be used. (It does not set overall spending limits, however, which are the subject of appropriations bills.) Authorizations are typically made for single fiscal years (October 1 through September 30 of the next year) but are often renewed in subsequent law.

Sponsor and status

Duncan D. Hunter

Sponsor. Representative for California's 50th congressional district. Republican.

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Last Updated: May 19, 2015
Length: 70 pages
Introduced
Apr 23, 2015
114th Congress (2015–2017)
Status
Enacted Via Other Measures

Provisions of this bill were incorporated into other bills which were enacted.

This bill was incorporated into:

H.R. 4188: Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2015
Enacted — Signed by the President on Feb 8, 2016. (compare text)
Cosponsors

4 Cosponsors (2 Republicans, 2 Democrats)

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History

Apr 23, 2015
 
Introduced

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Apr 30, 2015
 
Ordered Reported

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May 15, 2015
 
Reported by House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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May 18, 2015
 
Passed House (Senate next)

The bill was passed in a vote in the House. It goes to the Senate next. The vote was by voice vote so no record of individual votes was made.

H.R. 1987 (114th) was a bill in the United States Congress.

A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.

Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 1987. This is the one from the 114th Congress.

This bill was introduced in the 114th Congress, which met from Jan 6, 2015 to Jan 3, 2017. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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