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All Information (Except Text) for H.R.5787 - Strengthening Coastal Communities Act of 2018115th Congress (2017-2018)

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Sponsor:	Rep. Dunn, Neal P. [R-FL-2] (Introduced 05/15/2018)
Committees:	House - Natural Resources \| Senate - Environment and Public Works
Committee Reports:	H. Rept. 115-997
Latest Action:	12/21/2018 Became Public Law No: 115-358. (TXT \| PDF) (All Actions)
Roll Call Votes:	There has been 1 roll call vote

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Introduced
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Passed House
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Passed Senate
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To President
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Became Law
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Short Titles as Enacted

Strengthening Coastal Communities Act of 2018

Short Titles as Passed House

Strengthening Coastal Communities Act of 2018

Short Titles as Reported to House

Strengthening Coastal Communities Act of 2018

Short Titles as Introduced

Strengthening Coastal Communities Act of 2018

Short Titles as Passed Senate

Strengthening Coastal Communities Act of 2018

Official Titles

Official Title as Introduced

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.

Actions Overview (8)

Date	Actions Overview
12/21/2018	Became Public Law No: 115-358. (TXT \| PDF)
12/21/2018	Signed by President.
12/21/2018	Presented to President.
12/20/2018	Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S7949)
12/20/2018	Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S7949)
11/16/2018	Passed/agreed to in House: 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)
10/30/2018	Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-997.
05/15/2018	Introduced in House

All Actions (20)

Date	Chamber	All Actions
12/21/2018		Became Public Law No: 115-358. (TXT \| PDF)
12/21/2018		Signed by President.
12/21/2018	House	Presented to President.
12/20/2018	Senate	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
12/20/2018	Senate	Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S7949)
12/20/2018	Senate	Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7949)
11/26/2018	Senate	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
11/16/2018-10:50am	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
11/16/2018-10:50am	House	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)
11/16/2018-10:18am	House	Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H9550)
11/13/2018-4:13pm	House	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.
11/13/2018-4:04pm	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5787.
11/13/2018-4:04pm	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H9476-9478)
11/13/2018-4:04pm	House	Mr. Lamborn moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
10/30/2018	House	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 779.
10/30/2018	House	Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-997.
06/13/2018	House	Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. Action By: Committee on Natural Resources
06/13/2018	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Action By: Committee on Natural Resources
05/15/2018	House	Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
05/15/2018	House	Introduced in House

Cosponsors (3)

* = Original cosponsor

Cosponsor	Date Cosponsored
Rep. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE-At Large]*	05/15/2018
Rep. Rooney, Thomas J. [R-FL-17]*	05/15/2018
Rep. Mast, Brian J. [R-FL-18]	09/04/2018

Committees (2)

Committees, subcommittees and links to reports associated with this bill are listed here, as well as the nature and date of committee activity and Congressional report number.

Committee / Subcommittee	Date	Activity	Related Documents
House Natural Resources	05/15/2018	Referred to
	06/13/2018	Markup by
	10/30/2018	Reported by	H. Rept. 115-997
Senate Environment and Public Works	11/26/2018	Referred to
Senate Environment and Public Works	12/20/2018	Discharged from

A related bill may be a companion measure, an identical bill, a procedurally-related measure, or one with text similarities. Bill relationships are identified by the House, the Senate, or CRS, and refer only to same-congress measures.

Bill	Latest Title	Relationships to H.R.5787	Relationships Identified by	Latest Action
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H.R.2947	Strengthening Coastal Communities Act of 2017	Related bill	CRS	02/27/2018 Subcommittee Hearings Held.
H.R.3047	To correct the boundaries of John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System Units P21, P21P, P22 in Florida.	Related bill	CRS	07/05/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
H.R.4880	To revise the boundaries of certain John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System units in Delaware.	Related bill	CRS	02/27/2018 Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Subjects (10)

Latest Summary (1)

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Shown Here:
Public Law No: 115-358 (12/21/2018)

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.

All Summaries (1)

Shown Here:
Public Law (12/21/2018)

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.