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House Committee Approves Coast Guard Authorization Bill

By Cal Biesecker

Wednesday, March 2nd, 2022

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House Committee Approves Coast Guard Authorization Bill

Coast Guard National Security Cutter Hamilton shown escorting the Fast Response Cutters Moulthrope and Goldman in the Atlantic Ocean. Coast Guard photo.

The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on Wednesday approved a bipartisan bill for the Coast Guard that would authorize an additional national security cutter (NSC) and six more fast response cutters (FRCs) beyond what the service has requested. However, unless congressional appropriators agree to fund the purchase of additional ships, they won’t be purchased. The appropriators haven't included funds for new ships in their earlier markups and drafts of the fiscal year 2022 federal spending bill. The Coast Guard is…

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