House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law
Protecting Coasts and Cities from Severe Weather Act
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJun 13, 2023
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jun 13, 2023 — Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4069.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. KEAN of New Jersey, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 103, June 13, 2023, Page H2885):Article 1 section 8 clause 3 of the U.S. Constituion. The single subject of this legislation is: To increase observations, understanding, and forecasting of coastal flooding and storm surge.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record June 13, 2023 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 190 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4069, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/4069
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- May 27, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of May 27, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
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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
1 cosponsor — 1 Republican
0 of 1 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
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- H.R. 4090 (118th) Fire Grants and Safety Act of 2023
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 15, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.