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Cantwell Calls for IG Probe Into Previously Withheld Reports of Sexual Assault During Coast Guard Oversight Hearing

During today’s U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation Subcommittee oversight hearing on the United States Coast Guard budget, Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Chair of the Committee, expressed her anger over the lack of action, accountability and transparency by Coast Guard leadership regarding revelations of a secret investigation into decades of sexual assault allegations at the Coast Guard Academy and called for an Inspector General (IG) investigation to bring transparency to these reports.

Cantwell, Baldwin Want More Answers, Accountability From Coast Guard Following Disclosure of “Operation Fouled Anchor” and Decades-Long, Hidden Reports of Sexual Assault

Today, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, and Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), Chair of the Subcommittee on Oceans, Fisheries, Climate Change and Manufacturing, which oversees the Coast Guard, sent a letter to the Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard Admiral Linda Fagan, seeking answers and accountability for the mishandling of a previously undisclosed, years-long investigation into sexual assault allegations in connection to the Coast Guard Academy. The Committee learned of these reports that had previously been withheld from Congress and the public through its routine oversight role during a briefing from the Coast Guard.

Cantwell, Colleagues Commemorate Coast Guard Ombudsmen Volunteers with Senate Resolution

Today, U.S. Senators Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Chair of the Subcommittee on Oceans, Fisheries, Climate Change and Manufacturing Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) introduced a Senate resolution to commemorate Coast Guard Ombudsman Appreciation Day and the hundreds of volunteers who support Coast Guard families. The Ombudsman program celebrated 37 years of service on Sunday, March 26, 2023.

Bipartisan Coast Guard, MARAD Reauthorization, Washington State Priorities Heading to President’s Desk as Part of NDAA

U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, announced that the bipartisan Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2022 and U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) Reauthorization Act, as well as several oceans provisions passed the Senate as part of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The legislative package now heads to President Biden’s desk.

Bipartisan Coast Guard, MARAD Reauthorization Bills Set to Pass as Part of NDAA

U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, successfully negotiated the inclusion of the bipartisan Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2022 and U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) Reauthorization Act, as well as several oceans provisions as part of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The NDAA passed the House and is expected to pass the Senate next week.

Cantwell, Wicker, Baldwin Bipartisan Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2022 Passes Commerce Committee

Today, the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation passed the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2022 that would reauthorize the Coast Guard for Fiscal Years 2022 and 2023. U.S. Senators Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Chair of the Committee, Ranking Member Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Subcommittee on Oceans Chair Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) introduced the legislation last week and the bill now heads to the Senate floor, as amended by 52 bipartisan amendments.