Scientific Flood Mapping Act
Latest action · Mar 18, 2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedFeb 27, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Scientific Flood Mapping Act
This bill provides for the transfer of functions, responsibilities, and user fees related to the preparation of flood maps from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to the U.S. Geological Survey.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Financial Services Committee | Referred Feb 27, 2019 |
| House | Natural Resources Committee | Referred Feb 27, 2019 |
| Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee | Referred Mar 18, 2019 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 18, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
- Feb 27, 2019Introduced in House
- Feb 27, 2019Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 36, February 27, 2019, page H2272.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To transfer functions related to the preparation of flood maps from the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to the Director of the United States Geological Survey, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Scientific Flood Mapping Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Emergency Management.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 27, 2019Introduced in House
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