Congress Proposes $70 Billion Coast Guard Expansion and Sexual Assault Policy Overhaul

Coast Guard recruited 5,204 active-duty enlisted members in FY2025 — 121% of its 4,300-person target

Coast Guard cutter crew vacancy rates nearly tripled — from ~5% in FY2017 to ~13% in FY2024

Deferred Coast Guard cutter maintenance reached $179 million in FY2024 — nearly nine times the inflation-adjusted FY2019 level

The One Big Beautiful Bill delivered nearly $25 billion to the Coast Guard — described by the service as the largest single funding commitment in its history

The Coast Guard reported 226 sexual assault incidents in FY2022 — and its report to Congress covering those cases was submitted nearly one year late and missing 2 of 11 required elements