Bill Sponsor
House Bill 5787
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Strengthening Coastal Communities Act of 2018
Became Law
Became Law
Became Public Law 115-358 on Dec 21, 2018
Overview
Text
Sponsor
Introduced
May 15, 2018
Latest Action
Dec 21, 2018
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
5787
Congress
115
Policy Area
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Primary focus of measure is natural areas (including wilderness); lands under government jurisdiction; land use practices and policies; parks, monuments, and historic sites; fisheries and marine resources; mining and minerals. Measures concerning energy supplies and production may fall under Energy policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
Republican
Florida
Republican
Florida
Republican
Florida
House Votes (1)
Senate Votes (1)
checkPassed on November 16, 2018
Question
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
Status
Passed
Type
Roll Call Vote
Roll Call Vote
A vote that records the individual position of each Member who voted. Such votes occurring on the House floor (by the "yeas and nays" or by "recorded vote") are taken by electronic device. The Senate has no electronic voting system; in such votes, Senators answer "yea" or "nay" as the clerk calls each name aloud. Each vote is compiled by clerks and receives a roll call number (referenced in Congress.gov as a "Record Vote" [Senate] or "Roll no." [House]).
Roll Call Type
2/3 Yea-And-Nay
Roll Number
419
House Roll Call Votes
Summary

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.

Text (5)
November 26, 2018
November 16, 2018
October 30, 2018
Public Record
Record Updated
Mar 22, 2023 7:50:56 PM