[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 49 (Wednesday, March 18, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Page S1303]
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  SA 4640. Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER (for herself and Mr. Murphy) submitted 
an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 1383, to 
establish the Veterans Advisory Committee on Equal Access, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. PAY OUR COAST GUARD.

       (a) Continuing Appropriations for Members and Civilian 
     Employees of the Coast Guard.--There are hereby appropriated 
     for fiscal year 2026, out of any money in the Treasury not 
     otherwise appropriated, for any period during which interim 
     or full-year appropriations for fiscal year 2026 are not in 
     effect--
       (1) such sums as are necessary to provide pay and 
     allowances to members of the Coast Guard, including members 
     of the Coast Guard Reserve who perform active service or 
     inactive-duty training (as such terms are defined in section 
     101(d) of title 10, United States Code) during such period; 
     and
       (2) such sums as are necessary to provide pay and 
     allowances to civilian employees of the Coast Guard.
       (b) Termination.--Appropriations and funds made available 
     and authority granted pursuant to this section shall be 
     available until whichever of the following first occurs:
       (1) The enactment into law of an appropriation (including a 
     continuing appropriation) for any purpose for which amounts 
     are made available in subsection (a).
       (2) The enactment into law of the applicable regular or 
     continuing appropriations resolution or other Act without any 
     appropriation for such purpose.
       (3) September 30, 2026.
       (c) Retroactive Effective Date.--This section shall take 
     effect as if enacted on February 13, 2026.
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