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Digital Coast Act

Introduced: April 9, 2019 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 9 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 26, 2019
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 116-315.
Nov 26, 2019
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 256.
Sep 18, 2019
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Sep 18, 2019
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
Sep 18, 2019
Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife Discharged.
May 8, 2019
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Apr 23, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
Apr 9, 2019
Introduced in House
Apr 9, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Digital Coast Act

This bill provides statutory authority for and revises the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA's) Digital Coast program. (The program currently exists under NOAA to provide data, tools, and training that communities use to manage their coastal resources.)

NOAA must focus on filling data needs and gaps for critical coastal management issues and support continued improvement in existing efforts to coordinate the acquisition and integration of key data sets needed for coastal management.

NOAA may

  • enter into financial agreements and collect fees to carry out the program;
  • enter into contracts with private sector entities as necessary to collect, process, and provide remote sensing and other geospatial data and products; and
  • establish public tools that are capable of tracking ocean and Great Lakes economy data for each coastal state.
What's happening now November 26, 2019

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 256.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 729 Related bill Coastal and Great Lakes Communities Enhancement Act
  • S 1069 Identical bill Digital Coast Act
 Bill text 2 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 1
R
Van Drew, Jefferson
New Jersey · Jul 9, 2019
Crist, Charlie
· May 10, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2189: Digital Coast Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2189/
MLA
"H.R. 2189: Digital Coast Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2189/.
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H.R. 2189, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2189/.
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[H.R. 2189: Digital Coast Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2189/)
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