Keep America’s Waterfronts Working Act
Latest action · Dec 6, 2023 Referred to the House Committee on Natural 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.
- IntroducedDec 6, 2023
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Cosponsors 22
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Dec 6, 2023 to Oct 8, 2024; 8 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | Original | Dec 6, 2023 |
| D-NJ | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Original | Dec 6, 2023 |
| R-GU | James C. Moylan | Original | Dec 6, 2023 |
| D-ME | Jared F. Golden | Original | Dec 6, 2023 |
| D-CA | Jared Huffman | Original | Dec 6, 2023 |
| R-VA | Robert J. Wittman | Original | Dec 6, 2023 |
| D-OR | Val T. Hoyle | Original | Dec 6, 2023 |
| D-MA | William R. Keating | Original | Dec 6, 2023 |
| D-HI | Jill N. Tokuda | Dec 11, 2023 | |
| R-PR | Jenniffer González-Colón | Dec 12, 2023 | |
| D-CT | Joe Courtney | Dec 12, 2023 | |
| D-RI | Seth Magaziner | Jan 3, 2024 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | Jan 30, 2024 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Jan 30, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Salud O. Carbajal | Feb 20, 2024 | |
| D-NJ | Jefferson Van Drew | Feb 23, 2024 | |
| D-RI | Gabe Amo | Feb 29, 2024 | |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Mar 15, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Scott H. Peters | Mar 20, 2024 | |
| R-GA | Earl L. "Buddy" Carter | Jun 18, 2024 | |
| D-LA | Troy A. Carter | Aug 9, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Oct 8, 2024 |
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 Dec 6, 2023 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 6, 2023Introduced in House
- Dec 6, 2023Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
In the Congressional Record 1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H622 | Chellie Pingree D-ME | Feb 14, 2024 |
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. 169, no. 201, December 6, 2023, page H6210.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R45460 | Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA): Overview and Issues for Congress | Report | Feb 19, 2026 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 8862 | Sustaining America’s Fisheries for the Future Act of 2024 | Related bill | Aug 1, 2024 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 to establish a working waterfronts Task Force and working waterfronts grant and loan programs, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Keep America’s Waterfronts Working Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 6, 2023Introduced 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.
