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Version 49 · Public Law · Dec 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.
People & committees
Rep. Dunn, Neal P. [R-FL-2] · R–FL
Legislative record
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Became Public Law No: 115-358.
Became Public Law No: 115-358.
Signed by President.
Signed by President.
Presented to President.
Presented to President.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
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)
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)
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
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)
House roll call 419 · Individual votesPassed/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)
House roll call 419 · Individual votesConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H9550)
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.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5787.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H9476-9478)
Mr. Lamborn moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 779.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-997.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-997.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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