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Secretary of the Coast Guard Act of 2025
To establish the position of Secretary of the Coast Guard, and for other purposes.
Summary
The bill establishes a new position of Secretary of the Coast Guard, to be appointed by the President with Senate confirmation. The Secretary of the Coast Guard would direct Coast Guard operations and report directly to the departmental Secretary without having to go through intermediary officials. The Commandant of the Coast Guard would report directly to the Secretary of the Coast Guard, establishing a new tier in the Coast Guard's command structure.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Ezell, Mike [R-MS-4] (R-MS)
4 cosponsors
Actions (3)
- Apr 1, 2025 Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation. · house
- Apr 1, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. · house
- Apr 1, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 1, 2025
Mr. Ezell introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To establish the position of Secretary of the Coast Guard, 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 “Secretary of the Coast Guard Act of 2025”.
SEC. 2. SECRETARY OF THE COAST GUARD.
(a) Secretary of the Coast Guard.—Subtitle I of title 14, United States Code, is amended—
(1) by redesignating section 106 as section 107;
(2) by inserting after section 105 the following: “Sec. 106. Secretary of the Coast Guard defined “In this title, the term ‘Secretary of the Coast Guard’ means the Secretary of the Coast Guard established in section 201.”; and
(3) by inserting after section 107, as so redesignated, the following:
“CHAPTER 2—SECRETARY OF THE COAST GUARD
“201. Secretary of the Coast Guard. “Sec. 201. Secretary of the Coast Guard
“(a) In General.—There is a Secretary of the Coast Guard, appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
“(b) Powers.—Subject to the authority, direction, and control of the Secretary, the Secretary of the Coast Guard shall exercise the powers of the Secretary in section 501, and other duties as may be prescribed by law or by the President or Secretary, in directing the Coast Guard.
“(c) Reporting.—The Secretary of the Coast Guard shall report directly to the Secretary without being required to report through any other official of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating.
“(d) Commandant Reporting.—The Commandment shall report directly to the Secretary of the Coast Guard.”.
(b) Clerical Amendment.—The analysis for chapter 1 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 106 and inserting the following:
“106. Secretary of the Coast Guard defined. “107. Commandant defined.”. <all>
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