US Congress House Bill 496 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Introduced on January 11 2019 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2020-06-04 - Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 341.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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.

Sinkhole Mapping Act of 2019

Rep. Darren Soto [D-FL]

Rep. Charlie Crist [D-FL]

Rep. Stephanie Murphy [D-FL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-06-04	House	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 341.
2020-06-04	House	Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 116-427.
2020-01-15	House	Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
2020-01-15	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2020-01-15	House	Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Discharged.
2019-09-19	House	Subcommittee Hearings Held.
2019-02-05	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
2019-01-11	House	Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
2019-01-11	House	Introduced in House

HB2 (Related) 2020-07-20 - Received in the Senate.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/496/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr496/BILLS-116hr496ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr496/BILLS-116hr496rh.pdf