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HR 1068 100th Congress House Housing and Community Development Beach erosion Federal aid to housing Federally-guaranteed loans Great Lakes Home repair and improvement Housing and Housing Finance Lakes Public works Shore protection Standards Water and Water Resources Development

Great Lakes Emergency Shoreline Protection Act

Introduced: February 10, 1987 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 8 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 17, 1988
See H.R.2707.
Feb 23, 1987
Referred to Subcommittee on Water Resources.
Feb 10, 1987
Referred to House Committee on Public Works and Transportation.
Feb 10, 1987
Referred to Subcommittee on Financial Institutions Supervision, Regulation and Insurance.
Feb 10, 1987
Referred to Subcommittee on Economic Stabilization.
Feb 10, 1987
Referred to Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.
Feb 10, 1987
Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs.
Feb 10, 1987
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Great Lakes Emergency Shoreline Protection Act - Establishes a federally guaranteed loan program for the protection from shoreline erosion of improvements to residential real property contiguous with the Great Lakes.

Sets forth conditions for loan eligibility and State subsidies.

Sets forth related authorities of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, including authority to establish limitations on interest rates on eligible loans, to make foreclosures, and transfer guarantees.

Directs the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to: (1) develop minimum standards for shoreline erosion protection; and (2) report to the Congress on damage from subsurface water seepage.

Requires the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and the Secretary of the Army to submit to the Congress a single report on the effectiveness of the shoreline protection program.

Authorizes FY 1987 through 1992 appropriations.

What's happening now March 17, 1988

See H.R.2707.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2707 Related bill Major Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Amendments of 1987
 Committees of jurisdiction 6
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Feb 10, 1987
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1068: Great Lakes Emergency Shoreline Protection Act. 100th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-1068/
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"H.R. 1068: Great Lakes Emergency Shoreline Protection Act." 100th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-1068/.
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H.R. 1068, 100th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-1068/.
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