H.R. 6865 · 117th Congress
Don Young Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2022
- Stage
- Passed a chamber
- Sponsor
- Peter DeFazio
- Introduced
- 2022-02-28
- Latest action
- 2022-03-30 · Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Summary
Don Young Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2022
This bill authorizes appropriations through FY2023 for the Federal Maritime Commission and the U.S. Coast Guard, including appropriations for acquiring icebreaker vessels. It also revises a variety of requirements concerning the Coast Guard's personnel, operations, infrastructure, and environmental compliance. For example, the bill revises requirements concerning sexual assault, sexual harassment, foreign workers, vessel safety, navigation, ship construction, shipping cargo, marine mammals, aquatic nuisance species, and oil spills.