Digital Coast Act
Latest action · Dec 18, 2020 Became Public Law No: 116-223.
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.
- IntroducedApr 9, 2019
- Passed SenateSep 30, 2020
- Passed HouseNov 16, 2020
- To the PresidentDec 8, 2020
- Became lawDec 18, 2020Public Law 116-223
Summary
Digital Coast Act
This bill provides statutory authority for and revises the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA's) Digital Coast program. (The program currently exists under NOAA to provide data, tools, and training that communities use to manage their coastal resources.)
NOAA must focus on filling data needs and gaps for critical coastal management issues and support continued improvement in existing efforts to coordinate the acquisition and integration of key data sets needed for coastal management.
NOAA may enter into financial agreements and collect fees to carry out the program.
Additionally, NOAA may establish publicly available tools that track ocean and Great Lakes economy data for each coastal state.
Cosponsors 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 9, 2019 to Nov 18, 2020; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-AK | Dan Sullivan | Original | Apr 9, 2019 |
| R-AK | Lisa Murkowski | Original | Apr 9, 2019 |
| D-WA | Maria Cantwell | Original | Apr 9, 2019 |
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Nov 18, 2020 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Referred Apr 9, 2019Markup Nov 13, 2019Reported Jun 18, 2020 |
Actions 21
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 18, 2020Signed by President.
- Dec 18, 2020Became Public Law No: 116-223.
- Dec 8, 2020Presented to President.
- Dec 3, 2020Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Dec 2, 2020Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S7188)
- Dec 2, 2020Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate agreed to the House amendment to S. 1069 by Unanimous Consent.
- Nov 17, 2020Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendment to Senate bill.
- Nov 16, 2020Mr. Huffman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Nov 16, 2020Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5739-5741)
- Nov 16, 2020DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 1069.
- Nov 16, 2020Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5739-5740)
- Nov 16, 2020Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Oct 1, 2020Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Oct 1, 2020Received in the House.
- Oct 1, 2020Held at the desk.
- Sep 30, 2020Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S6000)
- Jun 18, 2020Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Wicker without amendment. With written report No. 116-234.
- Jun 18, 2020Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 481.
- Nov 13, 2019Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- Apr 9, 2019Introduced in Senate
- Apr 9, 2019Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
In the Congressional Record 3
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S7188Motions S7188 | James M. Inhofe R-OK (motion) | Dec 2, 2020 |
| House | Debate and remarks H5739–H5741Text printed H5739 | C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger D-MD, Jared Huffman D-CA, Jenniffer González-Colón R-PR, Rob Bishop R-UT | Nov 16, 2020 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S6000, S6003, S6004Text printed S6003 | Rob Portman R-OH | Sep 30, 2020 |
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
- Nov 18, 2019S. 1069, Digital Coast ActAs ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on November 13, 2019
CRS reports 2
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 2
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R47623 | Frequently Asked Questions: Mapping of U.S. Ocean and Coastal Waters | Report | Jul 29, 2025 |
| R46492 | Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education: FY2020 Appropriations Archived | Report | Aug 20, 2020 |
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 110 | Digital Coast Act | Reintroduction of | May 26, 2017 |
| HR 729 | Coastal and Great Lakes Communities Enhancement Act | Related bill | Dec 12, 2019 |
| HR 2189 | Digital Coast Act | Identical bill | Nov 26, 2019 |
Titles 8
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to require the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, to establish a constituent-driven program to provide a digital information platform capable of efficiently integrating coastal data with decision-support tools, training, and best practices and to support collection of priority coastal geospatial data to inform and improve local, State, regional, and Federal capacities to manage the coastal region, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Digital Coast Act
- Other Short Titles
- Digital Coast Act
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Digital Coast Act
- Short Title(s) as Reported to Senate
- Digital Coast Act
- Short Title(s) as Passed Senate
- Digital Coast Act
- Short Titles from ENR (Enrolled) bill text
- Digital Coast Act
- Short Title(s) from Engrossed Amendment House bill text
- Digital Coast Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
- Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies
- Department of Commerce
- Earth sciences
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Geography and mapping
- Government information and archives
- Intergovernmental relations
- Internet and video services
- Internet, web applications, social media
- Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- State and local government operations
- U.S. territories and protectorates
Text 5
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Nov 16, 2020Engrossed Amendment House
- Oct 1, 2020Engrossed in Senate
- Jun 18, 2020Reported to Senate
- Apr 9, 2019Introduced in Senate
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.
