House bill · 116th Congress · Did not become law
Coastal and Great Lakes Communities Enhancement Act
Sponsor: Rep. Derek Kilmer D-WAWhere it went
- IntroducedJan 23, 2019
- Committee actionSep 25, 2019
- Passed HouseDec 10, 2019 · 262–151
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Dec 12, 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. 729.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 729, Tribal Coastal Resiliency Act” on September 30, 2019. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on September 25, 2019”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, September 30, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/55677
- CBO publication date
- September 30, 2019
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 729, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/729
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 116-283 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Natural Resources Committee on November 13, 2019.Source: Congress.gov, reported November 13, 2019 ↗
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- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/116/HRPT/283
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 729, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/729
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. KILMER, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 165, No. 14, January 23, 2019, Page H1172):Article I, section 8 of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 23, 2019 ↗
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- Statement length
- 55 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 729, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/729
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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
14 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 11 Democrats
3 of 14 cosponsors (21%) are from the other party.
Ed Case (D-HI), Tom Cole (R-OK), Paul Cook (R-CA), Suzan DelBene (D-WA), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Denny Heck (D-WA), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Rick Larsen (D-WA), Ben Luján (D-NM), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Don Young (R-AK).
More from the sponsor
Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Derek Kilmer.
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- H.Res. 756 (116th) Moving Our Democracy and Congressional Operations Towards Modernization Resolution
- H.R. 1921 (116th) Ocean Acidification Innovation Act of 2019
- H.R. 2642 (116th) Wild Olympics Wilderness and Wild and Scenic Rivers Act
- H.Res. 285 (116th) Recognizing over 85 years of successful State-based alcohol regulation since the creation of an effective system of independent beer…
- H.R. 2478 (116th) Federal Retirement Fairness Act
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 20, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.