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Committee to Consider Coast Guard Authorization Bill This Week

Washington, DC, April 28, 2015 | Justin Harclerode (202) 225-9446
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The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, chaired by U.S. Rep. Bill Shuster (R-PA), will mark up legislation this week that authorizes United States Coast Guard and Federal Maritime Commission funding levels for two years, and includes provisions to improve Coast Guard mission effectiveness, help modernize the Service’s aging vessels and other assets, and reform U.S. maritime transportation laws. 

The Committee is scheduled to mark up the following items at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, April 30, 2015 in 2167 Rayburn House Office Building:

  • H.R. 1987 - The Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2015 | Additional information about H.R. 1987
  • H.R. 1642 - To designate the building utilized as a United States courthouse located at 150 Reade Circle in Greenville, North Carolina, as the "Randy D. Doub United States Courthouse"
  • General Services Administration Capital Investment and Leasing Program Resolutions

    • More information, including a live webcast link, will be posted here as it becomes available.  

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