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H.R. 1276: Coastal State Climate Change Planning Act

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H.R. 1276: Coastal State Climate Change Planning Act

114th Congress · introduced 2015-03-04 · Environmental Protection · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2015-03-04 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Capps, Lois [D-CA-24] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Coastal State Climate Change Planning Act

Plain summary

Coastal State Climate Change Planning Act This bill amends the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 to direct the Department of Commerce to establish a coastal climate change adaptation planning and response program which shall assist coastal states with the voluntary development of coastal climate change adaptation plans in order to: (1) minimize contributions to climate change, and (2) prepare for and reduce the negative consequences that may result from climate change in the coastal zone. The program must also provide financial and technical assistance and training to implement the plans through enforceable state policies. Commerce may make grants to coastal states for developing the plans and supporting projects that implement strategies contained in approved plans. Commerce must promote and encourage the use of National Estuarine Research Reserves as sites for pilot or demonstration projects carried out with the grants.

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Official text

Coastal State Climate Change Planning Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Capps, Lois [D-CA-24] · 17 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Chellie Pingree (D-ME), William R. Keating (D-MA), Scott H. Peters (D-CA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Adam B. Schiff (D-CA), Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (D-VA)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong114-hr1276 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114