# 119-hr-2200: To amend title 14, United States Code, to require the retention of certain enlisted members of the Coast Guard who have completed 18 or more, but less than 20, years of service, and for other purposes.

119-hr-2200, To amend title 14, United States Code, to require the retention of certain enlisted members of the Coast Guard who have completed 18 or more, but less than 20, years of service, and for other purposes., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Kiggans, Jennifer A. [R-VA-2] (R-VA); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-06-05).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-2200
- Congress: 119
- Title: To amend title 14, United States Code, to require the retention of certain enlisted members of the Coast Guard who have completed 18 or more, but less than 20, years of service, and for other purposes.
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-03-18
- Sponsor: Rep. Kiggans, Jennifer A. [R-VA-2] (R-VA)
- Cosponsors: 20
- Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-06-05

## Summary

This bill would ensure **retention of enlisted Coast Guard members in the 18–20 year window so they can reach retirement eligibility**. It creates different hold rules for Regular and Reserve enlisted personnel to protect near-retirement service time. - Regular enlisted members would be kept on active duty if they are selected for involuntary separation or denied reenlistment and on their discharge date are within two years of qualifying for retirement under 14 U.S.C. 2306. They remain on active duty until they qualify for retirement unless retired or discharged earlier under another law. - Enlisted Reserve members in active status who have at least 18 but less than 20 years of service may not be discharged, denied reenlistment, or transferred from active status without their consent until they reach 20 years or until a short extension period. That extension is the earlier of reaching 20 years or a backstop of 2 or 3 years depending on whether the member had 18–19 years or 19–20 years at discharge. - Adds a new Section 2517 to chapter 25 of title 14 and updates the chapter analysis to list the new retention rule.

## Cosponsors (20)

- Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2] (D-HI), 2025-03-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Moylan, James C. [R-GU-At Large] (R-GU), 2025-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bergman, Jack [R-MI-1] (R-MI), 2025-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA), 2025-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Turner, Michael R. [R-OH-10] (R-OH), 2025-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. King-Hinds, Kimberlyn [R-MP-At Large] (R-MP), 2025-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1] (R-VA), 2025-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy [D-PA-6] (D-PA), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-NC-1] (D-NC), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Strickland, Marilyn [D-WA-10] (D-WA), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bell, Wesley [D-MO-1] (D-MO), 2025-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Finstad, Brad [R-MN-1] (R-MN), 2025-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crow, Jason [D-CO-6] (D-CO), 2025-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Begich, Nicholas J. [R-AK-At Large] (R-AK), 2025-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schmidt, Derek [R-KS-2] (R-KS), 2025-10-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO), 2025-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman [R-AS-At Large] (R-AS), 2026-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Malliotakis, Nicole [R-NY-11] (R-NY), 2026-02-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hamadeh, Abraham J. [R-AZ-8] (R-AZ), 2026-02-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1] (D-HI), 2026-06-03T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Keep Coast Guard enlistees to 20 years: benefit, high. If enacted, the Coast Guard would need to keep some enlisted members on duty until they reach 20 years. Regular members: if you are within two years of qualifying for retirement and face involuntary separation or are denied reenlistment, you would stay on active duty until you qualify, unless anoth…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-2200 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2200)

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- [119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2102)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
- [119-hr-9250: Great American Outdoors Act 250](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9250)
- [119-hr-6130: ASAP Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6130)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2200 (as of 2026-06-05).