Strengthening Coastal Communities Act of 2023
Latest action · Apr 20, 2024 Held at the desk.
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.
- IntroducedSep 27, 2023
- Passed SenateApr 18, 2024
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Strengthening Coastal Communities Act of 2023
This bill modifies the coastal areas belonging to the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System (CBRS) and which are, therefore, ineligible to receive federal financial assistance for land development. It also expands exceptions to this restriction and establishes a coastal hazard pilot project.
Specifically, the bill updates and replaces existing CBRS maps with maps recommended by the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) in a 2022 report to Congress titled John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System Hurricane Sandy Remapping Project. Affected coastal areas are located in 13 states: Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Rhode Island, South Carolina, and Virginia.
In addition, the bill creates new exceptions to the limitation on federal financial assistance for certain (1) aquaculture operations (e.g., shellfish production), and (2) U.S. Army Corps of Engineers coastal storm risk management projects. The bill also provides that insurable structures (i.e., walled and roofed buildings) that are on the ground in areas added to the CBRS within one year of enactment remain eligible for federal financial assistance.
The bill directs FWS to issue regulations requiring owners or lessors of real property in communities affected by the CBRS to disclose this information to prospective buyers or lessees.
The bill establishes a coastal hazard pilot project to propose definitions and criteria and produce maps of areas vulnerable to coastal hazards, such as flooding, storm surge, and erosion.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Environment and Public Works Committee | Markup Sep 27, 2023Reported as an original measure Sep 27, 2023 |
Actions 9
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 20, 2024Received in the House.
- Apr 20, 2024Held at the desk.
- Apr 19, 2024Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Apr 18, 2024Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S2866)
- Apr 18, 2024Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote. (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S2899-2901)
- Sep 27, 2023Committee on Environment and Public Works. Committee consideration held. Business Meeting printed. S. Hrg. 118-413.
- Sep 27, 2023Introduced in Senate
- Sep 27, 2023Committee on Environment and Public Works. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Carper. Without written report.
- Sep 27, 2023Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 213.
In the Congressional Record 2
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 S2866Amendments S2899 | Charles E. Schumer D-NY (amendment), Lindsey Graham R-SC (amendment) | Apr 18, 2024 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S5252 | Thomas R. Carper D-DE | Oct 31, 2023 |
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.
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Mar 18, 2024S. 2958, Strengthening Coastal Communities Act of 2023As reported by the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on September 27, 2023
Amendments 1
Amendments offered to this bill.
| Amendment | Description | Offered by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SA 1835 | In the nature of a substitute. | Thomas R. Carper D-DEfor Charles E. Schumer | Amendment SA 1835 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 5490 | Bolstering Ecosystems Against Coastal Harm Act | Related bill | Nov 25, 2024 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- An original bill to amend the Coastal Barrier Resources Act to make improvements to that Act, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Reported to Senate
- Strengthening Coastal Communities Act of 2023
- Short Title(s) as Passed Senate
- Strengthening Coastal Communities Act of 2023
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
- Congressional oversight
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- Floods and storm protection
- Florida
- Geography and mapping
- Louisiana
- Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New York State
- North Carolina
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- Virginia
- Water resources funding
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 18, 2024Engrossed in Senate
- Sep 27, 2023Reported to 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.
