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H.R. 5787: Strengthening Coastal Communities Act of 2018

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H.R. 5787: Strengthening Coastal Communities Act of 2018

115th Congress · introduced 2018-05-15 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Became Public Law No: 115-358.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2018-05-15 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Dunn, Neal P. [R-FL-2] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 419 (2018): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, HR5787 (2018-11-16), Passed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 115-358. (final step reached)
  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

Strengthening Coastal Communities Act of 2018

Plain summary

Strengthening Coastal Communities Act of 2018 (Sec.2)This bill modifies certain boundaries of the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System Units located in Delaware, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Florida. (The John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System consists of those undeveloped coastal barriers and other areas located on the coasts of the United States that are identified and generally depicted on the map on file with the Department of the Interior titled "Coastal Barrier Resources System.") (Sec.3)Interior must publish digital versions of its Coastal Barrier Resources System maps on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service website. Interior must submit to Congress a report regarding the progress and challenges of transitioning from paper to digital maps and a timetable for completion of the digitization.

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Official text

Strengthening Coastal Communities Act of 2018

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Dunn, Neal P. [R-FL-2] · 3 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 5787, Strengthening Coastal Communities Act of 2018 (2018-07-11)

Cosponsors on this site

Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Brian J. Mast (R-FL)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Dunn, Neal P. [R-FL-2] reported raising $831,031 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

Recorded votes

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong115-hr5787 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115