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Rep. Kiggans, Jennifer A. [R-VA-2] · R–VA
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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Based on the full Introduced in House · 2025-03-18 text. This explanation has not received human editorial review. This overview describes the proposal’s major provisions; it does not establish what its real-world effects would be.
This bill would protect certain enlisted Coast Guard members nearing retirement from being forced out of service. Qualifying Regular Coast Guard members would remain on active duty until eligible for retirement, subject to other lawful retirement or discharge. Qualifying reservists would receive protection against discharge, denial of reenlistment, or removal from active status without consent, subject to exceptions and time limits.
An enlisted member of the Regular Coast Guard who is selected to be involuntarily separated, or whose term of enlistment expires and who is denied reenlistment, and who, on the date on which the member is to be discharged, is within two years of qualifying for retirement under section 2306 of this title shall be retained on active duty until the member is qualified for retirement, unless the member is sooner retired or discharged under any other provision of law.
An enlisted member of the Coast Guard Reserve serving in an active status who is selected to be involuntarily separated (other than for physical disability or for cause), or whose term of enlistment expires and who is denied reenlistment (other than for physical disability or for cause), and who, on the date on which the member is to be discharged or transferred from an active status, is entitled to be credited with at least 18, but less than 20, years of service, may not be discharged, denied reenlistment, or transferred from an active status without the consent of the member before the earlier of the following:
For enlisted Regular Coast Guard members, retention would be mandatory when the member faces involuntary separation or an expiring enlistment with reenlistment denied and is within two years of retirement eligibility on the scheduled discharge date. Protection would last until retirement eligibility under section 2306, unless another law permits earlier retirement or discharge.
An enlisted member of the Regular Coast Guard who is selected to be involuntarily separated, or whose term of enlistment expires and who is denied reenlistment, and who, on the date on which the member is to be discharged, is within two years of qualifying for retirement under section 2306 of this title shall be retained on active duty until the member is qualified for retirement, unless the member is sooner retired or discharged under any other provision of law.
For enlisted Coast Guard reservists serving in active status, protection would apply to members facing involuntary separation or denial of reenlistment at the end of their enlistment who have at least 18 but fewer than 20 credited years of service on the scheduled discharge or transfer date. Separation or denial of reenlistment for physical disability or for cause would be excluded. Covered members could consent to discharge, denial of reenlistment, or transfer out of active status before the protection expires.
An enlisted member of the Coast Guard Reserve serving in an active status who is selected to be involuntarily separated (other than for physical disability or for cause), or whose term of enlistment expires and who is denied reenlistment (other than for physical disability or for cause), and who, on the date on which the member is to be discharged or transferred from an active status, is entitled to be credited with at least 18, but less than 20, years of service, may not be discharged, denied reenlistment, or transferred from an active status without the consent of the member before the earlier of the following:
For a covered reservist with at least 18 but fewer than 19 years of service on the scheduled discharge or transfer date, protection would end at the earlier of reaching 20 credited years or the third anniversary of that scheduled date.
may not be discharged, denied reenlistment, or transferred from an active status without the consent of the member before the earlier of the following: (1) If, as of the date on which the member is to be discharged or transferred from an active status, the member has at least 18, but less than 19, years of service— (A) the date on which the member is entitled to be credited with 20 years of service; or (B) the third anniversary of the date on which the member would otherwise be discharged or transferred from an active status.
For a covered reservist with at least 19 but fewer than 20 years of service on the scheduled discharge or transfer date, protection would end at the earlier of reaching 20 credited years or the second anniversary of that scheduled date.
may not be discharged, denied reenlistment, or transferred from an active status without the consent of the member before the earlier of the following:
(2) If, as of the date on which the member is to be discharged or transferred from an active status, the member has at least 19, but less than 20, years of service— (A) the date on which the member is entitled to be credited with 20 years of service; or (B) the second anniversary of the date on which the member would otherwise be discharged or transferred from an active status.
The bill would add these protections as section 2517 of title 14 of the United States Code and update the chapter's section listing.
Subchapter I of chapter 25 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 2517. Retention of enlisted members after completion of 18 or more, but less than 20, years of service
The analysis for chapter 25 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 2516 the following: 2517. Retention of enlisted members after completion of 18 or more, but less than 20, years of service.
The supplied actions snapshot, updated June 4, 2026, records introduction in the House and referrals to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and its Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation on March 18, 2025.
Source snapshot updated 2026-06-04T08:07:55Z. 2025-03-18: Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation. 2025-03-18: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. 2025-03-18: Introduced in House
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Reviewed version: Introduced in House · 2025-03-18. These findings describe provisions and who may benefit; they are not judgments of waste, corruption, or motive.
This review covers the supplied bill text. “None identified” does not rule out provisions in later versions or accompanying reports and disclosures.
Provisions outside the bill’s main subject, or policy changes attached to appropriations.
None identified in the reviewed text
No unrelated provision or policy attached to appropriations was identified in the complete supplied introduced text. This conclusion is limited to that version and does not establish absence in other versions or accompanying materials.
Spending directed to particular recipients or places outside ordinary competitive or formula-based allocation.
None identified in the reviewed text
No congressionally directed spending for particular recipients or places was identified in the complete supplied introduced text. This conclusion is limited to that version; earmark disclosures and accompanying committee materials were not supplied.
Narrow exceptions, exemptions, or preferential treatment that warrant a closer look.
None identified in the reviewed text
No separate narrow preferential exception was identified beyond coverage of the retention policy's intended beneficiaries in the complete supplied introduced text. This conclusion is limited to that version and does not establish absence in other versions or accompanying materials.
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