{"bill":{"id":"119-hr-900","congress":119,"type":"HR","number":900,"title":"Sinkhole Mapping Act of 2025","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2025-01-31","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"S001200","fullName":"Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9]","party":"D","state":"FL","district":9}],"cosponsorsCount":8,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2025-07-15","text":"Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources."},"policyArea":"Emergency Management","subjects":["Emergency planning and evacuation","Geography and mapping","Government information and archives","Government studies and investigations","Natural disasters","Water use and supply"],"actions":[{"date":"2025-07-15","text":"Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Senate","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-07-14","text":"Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-07-14","text":"On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3223)","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-07-14","text":"Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.","type":"Floor","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-07-14","text":"DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 900.","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-07-14","text":"Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3223-3224)","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-07-14","text":"Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-07-02","text":"Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 147.","type":"Calendars","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-07-02","text":"Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-182.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-07-02","text":"Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-182.","type":"Committee","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-04-09","text":"Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Unanimous Consent.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-04-09","text":"Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-01-31","text":"Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-01-31","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-01-31","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":"<p><strong>Sinkhole Mapping Act of 2025</strong></p><p>This bill directs the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)&nbsp;to establish a program to</p><ul><li>study the short-term and long-term mechanisms that cause sinkholes, including extreme storm events, prolonged droughts causing shifts in water management practices, aquifer depletion, and other major changes in water use; and</li><li>develop maps, using three-dimensional elevation data, that depict zones that are at greater risk of forming sinkholes.</li></ul><p>The USGS&nbsp;must establish a public website that displays such maps and other relevant information critical for use by community planners and emergency managers.</p>","updateDate":"2026-03-24T12:48:03Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":479,"ts":"2026-04-15T12:49:24.642Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"/api/public/query-gov?q=Sinkhole%20Mapping%20Act%20of%202025"}]}}