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Strengthening Coastal Communities Act of 2018

Public Law 115-358 · H.R. 5787 · 115th Congress · began in the House

Signed by Donald Trump (R) on Dec 21, 2018 · Public Lands and Natural Resources

Sponsor: Rep. Neal Dunn (R-FL-2)

Cosponsors (3): Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester,

Passage votesYeaNay

  • HouseRecorded vote: 375 yea, 1 nay375–1
  • SenateUnanimous consent
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Summary

The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.

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.

Who voted for it

Every House member of the 115th Congress on the ideology compass. Highlighted: the 375 who voted yea on final passage. Faded: everyone else, including those who voted nay, did not vote, or had not yet taken office.

375 yea1 nay54 present or did not vote

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Democrats who voted yea(177)

Republicans who voted yea(198)

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Committees

The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.

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Related bills

3 bills the Library of Congress relates to this one.

  • H.R. 2947Related bill

    Strengthening Coastal Communities Act of 2017

  • H.R. 3047Related bill

    To correct the boundaries of John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System Units P21, P21P, P22 in Florida.

  • H.R. 4880Related bill

    To revise the boundaries of certain John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System units in Delaware.

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Related bills are identified by the Congressional Research Service, the House and the Senate: companion and identical bills, bills with similar text, bills that were folded into this law, and rules that brought it to the floor. A bill that is itself a public law in this site’s data links here; the others link to Congress.gov.

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Timeline

From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 20 actions.

  1. Dec 21, 2018Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 115-358.
  2. Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
  3. FloorFloor · Presented to President.
  4. Dec 20, 2018FloorFloor · Message on Senate action sent to the House.
  5. FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
  6. CommitteeCommittee · Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works discharged by Unanimous Consent.
  7. Nov 26, 2018CommitteeCommittee · Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
  8. Nov 16, 2018FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  9. FloorFloor · 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).House roll call 419
  10. FloorFloor · Considered as unfinished business.
  11. Nov 13, 2018FloorFloor · 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.
  12. FloorFloor · DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5787.
  13. FloorFloor · Considered under suspension of the rules.
  14. FloorFloor · Mr. Lamborn moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  15. Oct 30, 2018CalendarCalendar · Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 779.
  16. CommitteeCommittee · Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-997.
  17. Jun 13, 2018CommitteeCommittee · Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
  18. CommitteeCommittee · Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  19. May 15, 2018CommitteeCommittee · Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
  20. IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in House
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Amendments

No amendments to this bill are on record.

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Official record

The bill’s full text is on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.