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HR 900 ยท Sinkhole Mapping Act of 2025

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Introduced
Jan 31, 2025
Latest action
Jul 15, 2025
Sponsor
Rep. Darren Soto [D-FL-9]
Policy area
Emergency Management
Cosponsors
8

Summary

Sinkhole Mapping Act of 2025 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.

Recent actions

  1. Jul 15, 2025 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
  2. Jul 14, 2025 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  3. Jul 14, 2025 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3223)
  4. Jul 14, 2025 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
  5. Jul 14, 2025 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 900.
  6. Jul 14, 2025 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3223-3224)
  7. Jul 14, 2025 Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  8. Jul 2, 2025 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 147.

Votes

No recorded votes are available for this bill.

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