A bill to revise the laws relating to the Coast Guard Reserve.
Public Law 96-322 · H.R. 6666 · 96th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Jimmy Carter (D) on Aug 4, 1980 · Transportation and Public Works
Sponsor: Rep. John Murphy (D-NY-17)
Cosponsors (1): Rep. Mario Biaggi
Passage votes
- HouseMethod not stated
- SenateMethod not stated
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Makes technical amendments to the law governing the Coast Guard Reserve.
Grants a member of the Reserve on inactive duty training the same authority, rights, and privileges in the performance of that duty as a member of corresponding grade or rating of the Regular Coast Guard or of the Reserve on active duty.
Retains a Reserve officer, if assigned to active duty of a limited or temporary nature from an inactive duty status, within the promotion structure for Reserve officers of the inactive Reserve.
Reduces from 20 to ten years the length of commissioned service required for eligibility for promotion to rear admiral in the Reserve. Requires that the last five years of such service shall have been served in the Coast Guard Reserve.
Requires the Secretary of the Department in which the Coast Guard is operating to remove from an active status Reserve captains who have completed 30 years of total commissioned service. Reduces from five to four years the period which a Reserve rear admiral may serve before removal from active status.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee · House · referred to, reported by
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 13 actions.
- Aug 4, 1980Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- PresidentPresident · Public Law 96-322.
- Jul 29, 1980PresidentPresident · Measure presented to President.
- Jul 28, 1980PresidentPresident · Measure enrolled in Senate.
- PresidentPresident · Measure enrolled in House.
- Jul 23, 1980FloorFloor · Measure passed Senate.
- CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
- Jun 11, 1980CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
- Jun 9, 1980FloorFloor · Measure passed House, amended.
- FloorFloor · Measure called up under motion to suspend rules and pass in House.
- May 16, 1980CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee
- Feb 28, 1980CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the House
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Official record
The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.