House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
Florida Coastal Protection Act
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedApr 6, 2017
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Apr 19, 2017 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2002.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. CASTOR of Florida, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 60, April 6, 2017, Page H2790):Article I Section 8 of the U.S. ConstitutionSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 6, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 44 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2002, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/2002
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
3c4b41d6ec6bd3c8cd55bf2b284d469e162a564a52180292bfce7c027d90d523
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of December 5, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 2002, last updated December 5, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 21, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.
Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
7 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 6 Democrats
1 of 7 cosponsors (14%) are from the other party.
Charlie Crist (D-FL), Alcee Hastings (D-FL), Al Lawson (D-FL), Stephanie Murphy (D-FL), Francis Rooney (R-FL), Darren Soto (D-FL), Frederica Wilson (D-FL).
More from the sponsor
Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Kathy Castor.
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- H.Res. 255 (115th) Commemorating the 30th anniversary of United States Special Operations Command.
- H.R. 5409 (115th) Honest Elections and Campaign, No Gain Act
- H.R. 3390 (115th) Student Loan Relief Act of 2017
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 22, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.