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House T&I Committee Proposes $15 Billion For Coast Guard Shipbuilding

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, April 29th, 2025

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House T&I Committee Proposes $15 Billion For Coast Guard Shipbuilding

Computer rendering of Coast Guard's proposed polar security cutter. (Image: Coast Guard)

The House committee that oversees policies for the Coast Guard is recommending $15 billion be added to the service’s account for acquiring ships and vessels, including more than $8 billion for icebreaking ships. The Transportation and Infrastructure (T&I) Committee’s budget reconciliation proposal would provide nearly $23 billion to the Coast Guard overall between fiscal years 2025 and 2029, a significant boost to the service, which gets between $12 billion to $13 billion in annual appropriations but has been making the…

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