House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Passed House
Sinkhole Mapping Act of 2025
Official title: To direct the Director of the United States Geological Survey to establish a program to map zones that are at greater risk of sinkhole formation, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Darren Soto D-FLWhere it went
- IntroducedJan 31, 2025
- Committee actionApr 9, 2025
- Passed HouseJul 14, 2025 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Sep 16, 2026 — Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 900.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 119-182 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Natural Resources Committee on July 2, 2025.Source: Congress.gov, reported July 2, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/119/HRPT/182
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 900, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/900
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 17, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 24, 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. SOTO, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 21, January 31, 2025, Page H434):Article I, Section 8, of the U.S. Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 31, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 47 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 900, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/900
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 17, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 24, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
4b912b64d6603d157961e99633b7bcdc32adde052df141d623dc19fa171f0f77
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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
8 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 6 Democrats
2 of 8 cosponsors (25%) are from the other party.
Wesley Bell (D-MO), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Jim Costa (D-CA), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Maxwell Frost (D-FL), Josh Harder (D-CA), Frederica Wilson (D-FL).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Darren Soto.
- H.R. 1770 (119th) Consumer Safety Technology Act
- H.Res. 514 (119th) Commemorating 9 years since the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando, Florida, on June 12, 2016.
- H.Res. 1364 (119th) Commemorating 10 years since the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando, Florida, on June 12, 2016.
- H.R. 1348 (119th) Venezuelan Adjustment Act
- H.R. 3310 (119th) Venezuela TPS Act of 2025
- H.R. 5161 (119th) To establish in the Executive Office of the President an Office of Young Americans, and for other purposes.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 25, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.