# 119-hr-2051: Coast Guard Sustained Funding Act of 2025

119-hr-2051, Coast Guard Sustained Funding Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Green, Mark E. [R-TN-7] (R-TN); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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- As of: 2026-04-21
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-2051
- Congress: 119
- Title: Coast Guard Sustained Funding Act of 2025
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-03-11
- Sponsor: Rep. Green, Mark E. [R-TN-7] (R-TN)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Guarantees continuing pay and benefits for Coast Guard military members, qualifying civilian employees, and contractors during a Coast Guard-specific funding lapse.** The bill would create 14 U.S.C. 2780 to appropriate funds as needed to keep those payments flowing and to set limited exceptions to the Anti-Deficiency Act for emergency safety actions and functions tied to presidential duties. - Coast Guard military members, including reservists who perform active service or inactive-duty training, would continue to receive pay and allowances during a Coast Guard-specific funding lapse. - Coast Guard civilian employees the Commandant designates as providing support or performing excepted or emergency work would be eligible for continued pay and benefits. - Contract workers the Commandant determines are needed to support military or qualified civilian staff or who must work during the lapse would also be covered for pay and benefits. - Emergency operations that protect human life or property and functions necessary for the President to carry out constitutional duties are explicitly recognized in the bill as exceptions to normal funding limits.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Gimenez, Carlos A. [R-FL-28] (R-FL), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Coast Guard pay during funding gaps: benefit, high. If enacted, the government would keep paying Coast Guard members during a Coast Guard‑specific funding gap. Pay and allowances would continue for active‑duty and reserve members who perform active service or inactive‑duty training. Qualified civilian staff and qualified contract workers would also…
- What spending is allowed in shutdowns: mixed, low. If enacted, normal shutdown spending limits would still apply to Coast Guard operations under this section. The Anti‑Deficiency Act would apply, except in three cases. Agencies could spend if another law explicitly allows it, for emergencies to protect life or property, or for functions needed for…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-137: TCJA Permanency Act
- 119-hr-21: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act
- 119-hr-1000: Cyber PIVOTT Act
- 119-hr-1569: CATCH Fentanyl Act
- 119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-2051 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2051)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-137: TCJA Permanency Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-137)
- [119-hr-21: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-21)
- [119-hr-1000: Cyber PIVOTT Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1000)
- [119-hr-1569: CATCH Fentanyl Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1569)
- [119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2725)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2051 (as of 2026-04-21).