HR 3681
117th Congress
House
Science, Technology, Communications
Emergency planning and evacuation
Geography and mapping
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Natural disasters
Water use and supply
Sinkhole Mapping Act of 2021
Everywhere this bill has been
9 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 30, 2022
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 494.
Dec 30, 2022
Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 117-677.
Dec 8, 2022
Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
Dec 8, 2022
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Dec 8, 2022
Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Discharged.
Jul 19, 2022
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Jul 13, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Jun 1, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Jun 1, 2021
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Sinkhole Mapping Act of 2021
This bill directs the United States Geological Survey (USGS) to establish a program to map zones that are at greater risk of sinkhole formation.
Specifically, the USGS must
- study the short-term and long-term mechanisms that cause sinkholes, including extreme storm events, prolonged droughts causing shifts in water management practices, aquifer depletion, and other major changes in water use; and
- develop maps depicting the zones that are at greater risk of forming sinkholes.
The USGS must establish a public website that displays such maps and other relevant information critical for use by community planners and emergency managers.
What's happening now
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 494.
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
1