Howard Coble Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2014
Sponsor: Duncan Hunter (R-CA)
Howard Coble Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2014 - Title I: Authorization - (Sec. 101) Authorizes FY2015 appropriations for the Coast Guard for: operation and maintenance; the acquisition, construction, rebuilding, and improvement of aids to navigation, shore and offshore facilities, vessels, and aircraft; the Coast Guard Reserve program; environmental compliance and restoration of Coast Guard vessels, aircraft, and facilities; research, development, test, and evaluation of technologies, materials, and human factors related to search and rescue, aids to navigation, marine safety, marine environmental protection, enforcement of laws and treaties, ice operations, oceanographic research, and defense readiness; and alteration or removal of bridges over navigable waters of the United States constituting obstructions to navigation, and for personnel and administrative costs associated with the Alteration of Bridges Program. (Sec. 102) Authorizes for FY2015 end-of-year strength for active duty personnel of 43,000 and military training student loads. Title II: Coast Guard - (Sec. 201) Reduces from 7,200 to 6,000 the number of commissioned officers on the active duty promotion list, subject to current exceptions.
Transportation and Public Works Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.
Who won, and how much of the country was behind them
The dotted gap is 4.3% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.
| Side | Outcome | Votes | Share of U.S. adults |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yea | Won | 413 | 94.9% |
| Nay | Lost | 3 | 0.8% |
| Not represented on this question | No position taken | 0 | 4.3% |