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H.R. 2719: Tribal Coastal Resiliency Act

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H.R. 2719: Tribal Coastal Resiliency Act

114th Congress · introduced 2015-06-10 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Subcommittee Hearings Held.

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Follow this bill, step by step

  1. Where it came from: introduced 2015-06-10 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Subcommittee Hearings Held. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Tribal Coastal Resiliency Act

Plain summary

Tribal Coastal Resiliency Act This bill amends the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 to authorize the Department of Commerce to award grants to qualified Indian tribes to further achievement of any of the following tribal coastal zone objectives: protecting, restoring, or preserving areas in the zone that hold important ecological, cultural, or sacred significance for the tribes, or traditional, historic, and esthetic values essential to the tribes; preparing and implementing a special area management plan and technical planning for important coastal areas; and implementing any coastal or shoreline stabilization measure for the purpose of public safety, public access, or cultural or historical preservation.

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Official text

Tribal Coastal Resiliency Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] · 20 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Tom Cole (R-OK), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Norma J. Torres (D-CA), Raul Ruiz (D-CA), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA), Mark Pocan (D-WI)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong114-hr2719 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114