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HR 5897 115th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources Floods and storm protection Government studies and investigations Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Seashores and lakeshores Texas

Coastal Texas Protection Act

Introduced: May 21, 2018 Introduced by: Weber, Randy K. Sr. Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 4, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
May 22, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
May 21, 2018
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
May 21, 2018
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Coastal Texas Protection Act

This bill requires the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to expedite the completion of the feasibility studies for flood damage reduction, hurricane and storm damage reduction, and ecosystem restoration in the coastal areas of Texas.

What's happening now June 4, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2866 Identical bill Coastal Texas Protection Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 15
All 15 Democratic 1 Republican 5
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Babin, Brian
Texas · May 21, 2018
BARTON, JOE
· May 21, 2018
BRADY, KEVIN
· May 21, 2018
 R
Carter, John R.
Texas · May 21, 2018
Conaway, K.
· May 21, 2018
CULBERSON, JOHN
· May 21, 2018
 D
Gonzalez, Vicente
Texas · May 21, 2018
Hensarling, Jeb
· May 21, 2018
Hurd, Will
· May 21, 2018
 R
McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · May 21, 2018
O'Rourke, Beto
· May 21, 2018
Ratcliffe, John
· May 21, 2018
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · May 21, 2018
SMITH, LAMAR
· May 21, 2018
 R
Williams, Roger
Texas · May 21, 2018
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5897: Coastal Texas Protection Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5897/
MLA
"H.R. 5897: Coastal Texas Protection Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5897/.
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H.R. 5897, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5897/.
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[H.R. 5897: Coastal Texas Protection Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5897/)
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