119th Congress Emergency Management
H.R. 900: Sinkhole Mapping Act of 2025
Passed House
- Introduced (completed)
- Passed House (completed)
- Passed Senate (not reached)
- To the President (not reached)
- Became law (not reached)
Summary
This bill directs the U.S. 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, using three-dimensional elevation data, that depict 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.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Roll calls
No roll call votes have been held on this bill.
Amendments
No amendments were offered to this bill.
Cosponsors
- Gus Bilirakis R-FLOriginal
- Kathy Castor D-FLOriginal
- Maxwell Frost D-FLOriginal
- Frederica Wilson D-FLOriginal
- Jim Costa D-CA
- Josh Harder D-CA
- Brian Fitzpatrick R-PA
- Wesley Bell D-MO
Who scored on this bill
- 1Darren Soto SponsorDrew cross-party cosponsors, introduced, marked up, reported, passed House5 events+68
- 2Wesley BellCosponsored; cosponsored bill passed2 events+4
- 2Gus BilirakisCosponsored; cosponsored bill passed2 events+4
- 2Kathy CastorCosponsored; cosponsored bill passed2 events+4
- 2Jim CostaCosponsored; cosponsored bill passed2 events+4
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History
- Passed the House by voice vote.
- Introduced in the House by Darren Soto.
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- Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held.
- Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3223-3224)
- DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 900.
- Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
- On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3223)
- Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-182.
- Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 147.
- Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Unanimous Consent.
- Introduced in House
- Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.