About: Coast Guard Act

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The Coast Guard Act of 1915 was passed by Congress on January 20, 1915, and signed into law by then-American president Woodrow Wilson on the twenty-eighth day of the same month. The act created the United States Coast Guard as a new service outwardly modeled on the structure of the U.S. Navy and under the command of the Department of Treasury.

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  • The Coast Guard Act of 1915 was passed by Congress on January 20, 1915, and signed into law by then-American president Woodrow Wilson on the twenty-eighth day of the same month. The act created the United States Coast Guard as a new service outwardly modeled on the structure of the U.S. Navy and under the command of the Department of Treasury. Its men wore uniforms and had the responsibility of protecting American coastal cities and waters from hostile attack, enforcing customs duties and performing search and rescue missions at sea and in coastal environments. The U.S. Coast Guard is a branch of the United States Armed Forces authorized to stop, search and arrest suspected smugglers and other unlawful intruders into American waters. (en)
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  • 1915-01-28 (xsd:date)
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  • 63.0
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  • Charles E. Townsend (en)
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  • 1913-05-26 (xsd:date)
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  • Senate (en)
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  • An Act to create the Coast Guard by combining therein the existing Life-Saving Service and Revenue-Cutter Service. (en)
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  • House (en)
  • Senate (en)
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  • 1914-03-12 (xsd:date)
  • 1915-01-20 (xsd:date)
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  • 210 (xsd:integer)
  • Passed (en)
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  • § 1 et seq. (en)
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  • Coast Guard Act (en)
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  • 1915-01-28 (xsd:date)
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  • 14 (xsd:integer)
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  • The Coast Guard Act of 1915 was passed by Congress on January 20, 1915, and signed into law by then-American president Woodrow Wilson on the twenty-eighth day of the same month. The act created the United States Coast Guard as a new service outwardly modeled on the structure of the U.S. Navy and under the command of the Department of Treasury. (en)
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  • Coast Guard Act (en)
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