
The House on Wednesday passed by voice vote a bipartisan authorization bill for the Coast Guard that failed to include a provision that service members would be paid during a shutdown of the federal government. The two-year bill covers fiscal years 2020 and 2021 and has a provision that requires the Coast Guard’s long-term acquisition plans to include costs to operate and sustain vessels and aircraft, aligning the service with the other Armed Forces. The bill must still be approved…