House bill · 116th Congress · Did not become law

COAST Research Act

H.R. 1237Introduced Feb 14, 2019Policy area: Environmental Protection

Where it went

IntroducedFeb 14, 2019
Committee actionMay 1, 2019
Passed HouseJun 5, 2019 · by voice vote
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Jun 10, 2019 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1237.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1237, COAST Research Act of 2019” on May 24, 2019. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology on May 1, 2019”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 24, 2019 ↗
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https://www.cbo.gov/publication/55298
CBO publication date
May 24, 2019
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 1237, 116th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/1237
Record last updated by Congress.gov
September 8, 2026
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Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 116-86 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Science, Space, and Technology Committee on May 28, 2019.
Source: Congress.gov, reported May 28, 2019 ↗
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Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 1237, 116th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/1237
Record last updated by Congress.gov
September 8, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
September 20, 2026
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Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. BONAMICI, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 165, No. 29, February 14, 2019, Page H2033):
Article I, Section 8
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 14, 2019 ↗
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Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 1237, 116th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/1237
Record last updated by Congress.gov
September 8, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
September 20, 2026
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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

48 cosponsors — 8 Republicans, 40 Democrats

7 of 48 cosponsors (15%) are from the other party.

Donald Beyer (D-VA), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Matt Cartwright (D-PA), Ed Case (D-HI), Sean Casten (D-IL), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Tj Cox (D-CA), Charlie Crist (D-FL), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX), Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI), Jenniffer González-Colón (R-PR), Alcee Hastings (D-FL), Denny Heck (D-WA), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Eddie Johnson (D-TX), Derek Kilmer (D-WA), Rick Larsen (D-WA), Daniel Lipinski (D-IL), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Alan Lowenthal (D-CA), Elaine Luria (D-VA), Tom Malinowski (D-NJ), Brian Mast (R-FL), Jerry McNerney (D-CA), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (D-FL), Frank Pallone (D-NJ) and 18 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Suzanne Bonamici.

Sponsor’s state and district

Oregon in Congress · OR-1 district

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