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House Transportation Panel Approves $22 Billion In New Coast Guard Funds

By Cal Biesecker

Wednesday, April 30th, 2025

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House Transportation Panel Approves $22 Billion In New Coast Guard Funds

Offshore Patrol Cutter ARGUS in launch position. Photo: Eastern Shipbuilding Group

The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on Wednesday approved its portion of a Republican reconciliation bill that includes more than $22 billion in funding for the Coast Guard, most of it for shipbuilding. The committee on Tuesday released its reconciliation funding plans for the Coast Guard, with $15 billion recommended for various surface ship accounts (Defense Daily, April 29). Of that, $5 billion would cover the Coast Guard’s future medium polar icebreaker, the Arctic Security Cutter, and domestic icebreakers. The…

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