3.0.0 5225 2023-01-11T13:33:03Z 2023-01-11T13:33:03Z House HR 2016-05-13 114 [Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 76 (Friday, May 13, 2016)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. WEBER of Texas:H.R. 5225.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 3The Congress shall have Power to regulate Commerce withforeign Nations, and among the several States, and with theIndian Tribes.Article I, Section 8, Clause 1The Congress shall have Power to lay and collect Taxes,Duties, Imposts, and Excises, to pay the Debts and providefor the common Defence and general Welfare of the UnitedStates; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniformthroughout the United States.[Page H2386]]]> hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw02 Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee Referred to 2016-05-16T13:19:25Z Referred to 2016-05-13T13:02:15Z Corps' Obligation to Assist in Safeguarding Texas Act 114 2856 S 2016-04-27 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2494) Identical bill CRS 2016-05-16 hspw02 Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. Committee 2016-05-13 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2016-05-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2016-05-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress W000814 Rep. Weber, Randy K., Sr. [R-TX-14] Randy Weber R TX K. 14 N V000132 Rep. Vela, Filemon [D-TX-34] Filemon Vela D TX 34 2016-05-13 True C001063 Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28] Henry Cuellar D TX 28 2016-05-13 True F000460 Rep. Farenthold, Blake [R-TX-27] Blake Farenthold R TX 27 2016-05-13 True S000250 Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-32] PETE SESSIONS R TX 32 2016-05-13 True J000174 Rep. Johnson, Sam [R-TX-3] SAM JOHNSON R TX 3 2016-05-13 True B000213 Rep. Barton, Joe [R-TX-6] JOE BARTON R TX L. 6 2016-05-13 True S000583 Rep. Smith, Lamar [R-TX-21] LAMAR SMITH R TX 21 2016-05-13 True M001158 Rep. Marchant, Kenny [R-TX-24] Kenny Marchant R TX 24 2016-05-13 True W000816 Rep. Williams, Roger [R-TX-25] Roger Williams R TX 25 2016-05-13 True B001291 Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36] Brian Babin R TX 36 2016-05-13 True G000553 Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] Al Green D TX 9 2016-05-13 True G000377 Rep. Granger, Kay [R-TX-12] KAY GRANGER R TX 12 2016-05-13 True G000410 Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29] GENE GREEN D TX 29 2016-05-13 True P000592 Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2] Ted Poe R TX 2 2016-05-13 True C001048 Rep. Culberson, John Abney [R-TX-7] JOHN CULBERSON R TX ABNEY 7 2016-05-13 True G000552 Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1] Louie Gohmert R TX 1 2016-05-13 True O000168 Rep. Olson, Pete [R-TX-22] Pete Olson R TX 22 2016-05-13 True Transportation and Public Works Floods and storm protection Government studies and investigations Gulf of Mexico Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Texas Water resources funding Transportation and Public Works 00 2016-05-13 Introduced in House 2017-01-11T20:10:06Z Corps' Obligation to Assist in Safeguarding Texas Act or the COAST Act

This bill requires the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to expedite the: (1) completion of the Coastal Texas Protection and Restoration Study by taking into consideration information developed by the Gulf Coast Community Protection and Recovery District, (2) completion of the reports for the study, and (3) congressional approval process of coastal protection projects along the Texas coast by allowing projects that are justified by the Corps of Engineers in the reports to proceed directly to project preconstruction, engineering, and design. (The study will evaluate the feasibility of developing a comprehensive plan for flood risk management, hurricane and storm risk management, and ecosystem restoration for Texas coastal areas.)

]]> COAST Act Display Title COAST Act Official Title as Introduced To streamline certain feasibility studies and avoid duplication of effort. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced COAST Act Short Titles as Introduced Corps' Obligation to Assist in Safeguarding Texas Act Introduced in House 2016-05-13T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr5225ih/xml/BILLS-114hr5225ih.xml 2016-05-16 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.