Wyden, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Support Coast Guard Installations and Allow Cost-Saving Community Partnerships
August 06, 2026 Wyden, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Support Coast Guard Installations and Allow Cost-Saving Community Partnerships Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Ron Wyden said today he has joined Senate colleagues to introduce legislation that would allow the U.S. Coast Guard to collaborate with state and local governments through intergovernmental support agreements. “Oregon’s Coast Guard works tirelessly every day to keep our coastal communities and fishermen safe, and they deserve the same tools as the rest of our military branches to operate efficiently,” Wyden said. “This common-sense legislation cuts red tape, saves taxpayer dollars, and builds stronger partnerships between Coast Guard installations and Oregon’s communities up and down the coast that support them.” For more than a decade, every branch of the U.S. military has been able to benefit from the authority to enter into intergovernmental support agreements- except for the Coast Guard. By requiring the Department of Homeland Security to grant that authority to the Coast Guard Commandant, the Strengthening Coast Guard Communities Act would enable the Coast Guard to secure better contracting agreements in collaboration with local government bodies, deliver lower-cost, higher-quality services to its installations, and strengthen local ties within Coast Guard communities in Oregon and across the nation. The legislation introduced today was led by U.S. Senators Chris Murphy, D-Conn., and U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska. In addition to Wyden, the legislation was cosponsored by U.S. Senators Angela Alsobrooks, D-Md., Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisc., Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Susan Collins, R-Maine, Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., Andy Kim, D-N.J., Angus King, I-Maine, Alex Padilla, D-Calif., Gary Peters, D-Mich., Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Del., Adam Schiff, D-Calif., Rick Scott, R-Fla., Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., Mark Warner, D-Va., and Chris Van Hollen, D-Md. The full text of the bill is here. Print Email Tweet Next Article Previous Article
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August 06, 2026 Wyden, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Support Coast Guard Installations and Allow Cost-Saving Community Partnerships Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Ron Wyden said today he has joined Senate colleagues to introduce legislation that would allow the U.S. Coast Guard to collaborate with state and local governments through intergovernmental support agreements. “Oregon’s Coast Guard works tirelessly every day to keep our coastal communities and fishermen safe, and they deserve the same tools as the rest of our military branches to operate efficiently,” Wyden said. “This common-sense legislation cuts red tape, saves taxpayer dollars, and builds stronger partnerships between Coast Guard installations and Oregon’s communities up and down the coast that support them.” For more than a decade, every branch of the U.S. military has been able to benefit from the authority to enter into intergovernmental support agreements- except for the Coast Guard. By requiring the Department of Homeland Security to grant that authority to the Coast Guard Commandant, the Strengthening Coast Guard Communities Act would enable the Coast Guard to secure better contracting agreements in collaboration with local government bodies, deliver lower-cost, higher-quality services to its installations, and strengthen local ties within Coast Guard communities in Oregon and across the nation. The legislation introduced today was led by U.S. Senators Chris Murphy, D-Conn., and U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska. In addition to Wyden, the legislation was cosponsored by U.S. Senators Angela Alsobrooks, D-Md., Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisc., Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Susan Collins, R-Maine, Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., Andy Kim, D-N.J., Angus King, I-Maine, Alex Padilla, D-Calif., Gary Peters, D-Mich., Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Del., Adam Schiff, D-Calif., Rick Scott, R-Fla., Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., Mark Warner, D-Va., and Chris Van Hollen, D-Md. The full text of the bill is here. Print Email Tweet Previous Article
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