Sinkhole Mapping Act of 2019
Latest action · Jun 4, 2020 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 341.
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.
- IntroducedJan 11, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Sinkhole Mapping Act of 2019
This bill directs the United States Geological Survey (USGS) to establish a program to
- study the short-term and long-term mechanisms that cause sinkholes, including extreme storm events, prolonged droughts causing shifts in water management practices, aquifer depletion, and other major changes in water use; and
- develop maps depicting the zones that are at greater risk of forming sinkholes.
The USGS must establish a public website that displays such maps and other relevant information critical for use by community planners and emergency managers.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jan 11, 2019.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-FL | Charlie Crist | Original | Jan 11, 2019 |
| D-FL | Stephanie N. Murphy | Original | Jan 11, 2019 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Natural Resources Committee | Referred Jan 11, 2019Markup Jan 15, 2020Reported Jun 4, 2020 |
| Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee | Referred Feb 5, 2019Hearings Sep 19, 2019Discharged Jan 15, 2020 |
Actions 9
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 4, 2020Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 116-427.
- Jun 4, 2020Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 341.
- Jan 15, 2020Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Discharged.
- Jan 15, 2020Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Jan 15, 2020Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
- Sep 19, 2019Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Feb 5, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
- Jan 11, 2019Introduced in House
- Jan 11, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
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.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Mar 11, 2020H.R. 496, Sinkhole Mapping Act of 2019As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on January 15, 2020
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 6, January 11, 2019, page H519.
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2 | Moving Forward Act | Related bill | Jul 20, 2020 |
| HR 3681 | Sinkhole Mapping Act of 2021 | Reintroduced Bill | Dec 30, 2022 |
| HR 7210 | Sinkhole Mapping Act of 2018 | Reintroduction of | Dec 13, 2018 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To direct the Director of the United States Geological Survey to establish a program to map zones that are at greater risk of sinkhole formation, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Sinkhole Mapping Act of 2019
- Short Title(s) as Reported to House
- Sinkhole Mapping Act of 2019
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 4, 2020Reported in House
- Jan 11, 2019Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
