H.R. 5787 115th Congress House

Strengthening Coastal Communities Act of 2018

Official title: To amend the Coastal Barrier Resources Act to give effect to more accurate maps of units of the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System that were produ… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Coastal Barrier Resources Act to give effect to more accurate maps of units of the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System that were produced by digital mapping of such units, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 15, 2018 Introduced by: Neal P. Dunn Republican · Florida See on congress.gov

Public Lands and Natural Resources Congressional oversightDelawareDigital mediaFlorida

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Geography and mappingGovernment studies and investigationsMarine and coastal resources, fisheriesNorth CarolinaSouth Carolina

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Everywhere this bill has been 22 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Dec 21, 2018

Became Public Law No: 115-358.

Dec 21, 2018

Signed by President.

Dec 21, 2018

Presented to President.

Dec 20, 2018

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Dec 20, 2018

Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S7949)

Dec 20, 2018

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S7949)

Dec 20, 2018

Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7949)

Dec 20, 2018

Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S7949)

Nov 26, 2018

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Nov 16, 2018

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 375 - 1 (Roll no. 419). (text: CR 11/13/2018 H9477)

Nov 16, 2018

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Nov 16, 2018

Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H9550)

Nov 13, 2018

At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Lamborn objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.

Nov 13, 2018

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5787.

Nov 13, 2018

Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H9476-9478)

Nov 13, 2018

Mr. Lamborn moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

Oct 30, 2018

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 779.

Oct 30, 2018

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-997.

Jun 13, 2018

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

Jun 13, 2018

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

May 15, 2018

Introduced in House

May 15, 2018

Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

Votes taken on this bill 1

Date	Chamber	What was voted on	Result	Yes–No
Nov 16, 2018	House · vote #419	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended	Passed	375–1	See who voted →

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Latest action December 21, 2018

Became Public Law No: 115-358.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Strengthening Coastal Communities Act of 2018

(Sec. 2) This bill modifies certain boundaries of the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System Units located in Delaware, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Florida. (The John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System consists of those undeveloped coastal barriers and other areas located on the coasts of the United States that are identified and generally depicted on the map on file with the Department of the Interior titled "Coastal Barrier Resources System.")

(Sec. 3) Interior must publish digital versions of its Coastal Barrier Resources System maps on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service website.

Interior must submit to Congress a report regarding the progress and challenges of transitioning from paper to digital maps and a timetable for completion of the digitization.

Related & companion bills 3

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Committees of jurisdiction 2

Natural Resources Committee
House of Representatives
Environment and Public Works Committee
Senate

Cosponsors 3

Mast, Brian J.

Florida · Sep 4, 2018

Blunt Rochester, Lisa

Delaware · May 15, 2018

Rooney, Thomas

· May 15, 2018

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