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Strengthening Coast Guard Communities Act of 2026

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Passed Both
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119th
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2026-09-08
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Joe Courtney
Joe Courtney
Democrat · CT · Representative
Votes with party: 96.8% (622 recorded votes)

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Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

2026-09-08

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 10308 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 10308 To amend title 46, United States Code, to delegate to the Commandant of the Coast Guard authority to enter into intergovernmental support agreements relating to installation-support services, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 8, 2026 Mr. Courtney (for himself, Mr. Ezell, and Mr. Carbajal) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend title 46, United States Code, to delegate to the Commandant of the Coast Guard authority to enter into intergovernmental support agreements relating to installation-support services, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Strengthening Coast Guard Communities Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. COAST GUARD INTERGOVERNMENTAL SUPPORT AGREEMENTS AUTHORITY. Chapter 5 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: ``Sec. 506. Coast Guard intergovernmental support agreements authority ``(a) In General.--The Commandant of the Coast Guard may exercise the authority of the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating under section 2679 of title 10. ``(b) Notification.--Not later than 60 days after the date on which the Commandant exercises the authority described in subsection (a), the Commandant shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a written notification of such exercise of authority, including a description of any intergovernmental support agreement entered into under such exercise.''. <all>
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