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HR 4256 Advanced toward a vote

Extends the Digital Coast Act through 2030 and requires its coastal data to be fully and freely available, including data on underground infrastructure and subsurface utilities.

Official title: Digital Coast Reauthorization Act of 2025

Next stop House floor: awaiting a vote
Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions
House
Introduced 30-JUN-2025
Referred 30-JUN-2025
Approved by committee 17-SEP-2025
Reported 31-OCT-2025
On the calendar 31-OCT-2025
Key points
  • Changes the authorization end year in the Digital Coast Act from 2025 to 2030.
  • Adds "fully and freely available" to the standard for data that must be readily accessible under subsection (b)(1).
  • Adds data related to underground infrastructure and subsurface utilities to the data covered by subsection (d)(3)(D).
AI-generated from the Reported in House text of 31-OCT-2025 · verify · report an error
Official CRS summary

Current. The Congressional Research Service's summary covers the bill's latest wording (Reported to House, 31-OCT-2025).

CRS is the Library of Congress's nonpartisan research office. Read it on congress.gov
Committee referrals (2) Policy area

Public Lands and Natural Resources

Sponsor Dave Min (D-CA) Cosponsors · 13
■ 7 R■ 6 D