The record

LegislationLegislation· Sep 2026
HR 900 Passed House — in Senate

Sponsored by Darren Soto (D)

Sinkhole Mapping Act of 2025

Orders the USGS to map sinkhole risk zones and publish findings online for emergency planners.

Tradeoff

Requires USGS to study sinkhole causes and create hazard maps for public use. Funding depends on Congress passing .

What's in it

See official bill text

Passed the House by on July 14, 2025 — sitting in the Senate.

  1. House

    Introduced

    (Jan 31, 2025)

  2. House

    Committee on Natural Resources(Jan 31, 2025)

  3. House

    The Committee on Natural Resources voted to send it to the floor

    Reported(Apr 9, 2025)

    Committee report H. Rept. 119-182.

  4. House

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (Jul 14, 2025)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  5. Senate

    Received from the House

    on Energy and Natural Resources(Jul 15, 2025)