HR 2136 United States House · 117th Congress

To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for the membership of the Commandant of the Coast Guard on the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Summary

This bill adds the Commandant of the Coast Guard as a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The Commandant must keep the department under which the Coast Guard is operating (either the Department of Homeland Security or the Department of the Navy) fully informed of significant military operations affecting the duties and responsibilities of such departments.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2021

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Introduced Mar 23, 2021 Last action Mar 24, 2021

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Committee

Mar 24, 2021

Committee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.

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Mar 23, 2021

Committee

Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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Mar 23, 2021

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Introduced in House

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1 primary · 2 co-sponsors