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Coastal Habitat Conservation Act of 2023

Public Law 118-138 · H.R. 2950 · 118th Congress · began in the House

Signed by Joe Biden (D) on Dec 11, 2024 · Environmental Protection

Sponsor: Rep. Jared Huffman (D-CA-2)

Cosponsors (5): Rep. Jenniffer González-Colón,

Passage votes

  • HouseVoice vote
  • SenateVoice vote
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Summary

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

This act provides statutory authority for the Coastal Program of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS). Under the voluntary program, the FWS works with partners to provide technical and financial assistance for habitat restoration projects, habitat protection projects, and related activities in priority coastal areas.

The act also directs the FWS to submit to congressional committees an annual report on the program. The FWS must also make the report available to the public on its website.

Committees

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

  • Natural Resources Committee · House · discharged from, markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries Subcommittee
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Related bills

1 bill the Library of Congress relates to this one.

  • S. 1381Identical bill

    Coastal Habitat Conservation Act of 2023

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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. 21 actions.

  1. Dec 11, 2024Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 118-138.
  2. Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
  3. Dec 5, 2024FloorFloor · Presented to President.
  4. Nov 22, 2024FloorFloor · Message on Senate action sent to the House.
  5. Nov 21, 2024FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
  6. Sep 25, 2024CalendarCalendar · Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 529.
  7. Sep 24, 2024FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  8. FloorFloor · On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
  9. FloorFloor · DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2950.
  10. FloorFloor · Considered under suspension of the rules.
  11. FloorFloor · Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  12. Sep 12, 2024CalendarCalendar · Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 567.
  13. CommitteeCommittee · Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 118-671.
  14. Jan 17, 2024CommitteeCommittee · Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
  15. CommitteeCommittee · Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  16. CommitteeCommittee · Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries Discharged
  17. Jul 27, 2023CommitteeCommittee · Subcommittee Hearings Held
  18. CommitteeCommittee · Hearings by Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee
  19. May 22, 2023CommitteeCommittee · Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries.
  20. Apr 27, 2023CommitteeCommittee · Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
  21. 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.