Project 2025 Tracker / What’s done, what’s next

5. Department of Homeland Security · Major · Needs Congress

Move the U.S. Coast Guard to DOJ, and to DOD in time of full-scale war

Not started

134 5. Department of Homeland Security

“The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) be moved to DOJ and, in time of full-scale war (i.e., threatening the homeland), to the Department of Defense (DOD). Alternatively, USCG should be moved to DOD for all purposes.”

What has happened

  1. Not started

    No bill, order, or reorganization plan moving the Coast Guard to DOJ or DOD found. The 119th Congress's Coast Guard bills (authorization, pay, readiness, a proposed Secretary of the Coast Guard) all keep it in DHS.

    No action found yet. This entry is the starting point, not a finding.

Research log

What was searched, and what didn’t count as evidence

Research notes

  • Bills in Congress mentioning the Coast Guard (S. 524 and H.R. 4275 Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025, H.R. 2546 Secretary of the Coast Guard Act of 2025, S. 407 Ensuring Coast Guard Readiness Act, pay-continuity bills during the 2025 lapse) — none transfers the service. Titles only; texts not read.
  • Federal Register full-text search for “Coast Guard” + “Department of Justice” + transfer since 2025-01-20 returns only Privacy Act system-of-records notices and unrelated rules.
Action
transfer
Object
U.S. Coast Guard
ID
274