Strengthening Coastal Communities Act of 2018
USA115th CongressHR-5787| House
| Updated: 12/21/2018
Neal P. Dunn
Republican Representative
Florida
Cosponsors (3)
Environment and Public Works Committee, Natural Resources Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
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.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 779.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-997.
Mr. Lamborn moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H9476-9478)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5787.
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 The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H9550)
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)
View VoteMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S7949)
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S7949)
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7949)
Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S7949)
Presented to President.
Signed by President.
Became Public Law No: 115-358.
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Congressional oversightDelawareDigital mediaFloridaGeography and mappingGovernment studies and investigationsMarine and coastal resources, fisheriesNorth CarolinaSouth Carolina
Strengthening Coastal Communities Act of 2018
USA115th CongressHR-5787| House
| Updated: 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.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 779.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-997.
Mr. Lamborn moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H9476-9478)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5787.
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.
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H9550)
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)
View VoteMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S7949)
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S7949)
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7949)
Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S7949)
Presented to President.
Signed by President.
Became Public Law No: 115-358.
Neal P. Dunn
Republican Representative
Florida
Cosponsors (3)
Environment and Public Works Committee, Natural Resources Committee
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Related Bills
- HR 115-3047: To correct the boundaries of John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System Units P21, P21P, P22 in Florida.
- HR 115-2947: To replace certain Coastal Barrier Resources System maps.
- HR 115-4880: To revise the boundaries of certain John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System units in Delaware.
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Congressional oversightDelawareDigital mediaFloridaGeography and mappingGovernment studies and investigationsMarine and coastal resources, fisheriesNorth CarolinaSouth Carolina