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Sinkhole Mapping Act of 2023

Introduced: July 11, 2023 Introduced by: Soto, Darren Democratic · Florida See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 25, 2023
Subcommittee Hearings Held
Oct 24, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Apr 25, 2023
Introduced in House
Apr 25, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Sinkhole Mapping Act of 2023

This bill directs the United States Geological Survey (USGS) to establish a program to

  • 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 October 25, 2023

Subcommittee Hearings Held

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 6 Republican 3
D
Harder, Josh
California · Sep 12, 2023
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Aug 18, 2023
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Jul 12, 2023
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Jul 11, 2023
 D
Frost, Maxwell
Florida · Jun 21, 2023
 D
Grijalva, Raúl M.
Arizona · Jun 7, 2023
 D
Moskowitz, Jared
Florida · Jun 7, 2023
 R
Luna, Anna Paulina
Florida · May 31, 2023
 D
Costa, Jim
California · May 23, 2023
 R
Bilirakis, Gus M.
Florida · Apr 25, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2855: Sinkhole Mapping Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-2855/
MLA
"H.R. 2855: Sinkhole Mapping Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-2855/.
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H.R. 2855, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-2855/.
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