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A bill to amend the Digital Coast Act to improve the acquisition, integration, and accessibility of data of the Digital Coast program and to extend the program.
S. 2245 To amend the Digital Coast Act to improve the acquisition, integration, and accessibility of data of the Digital Coast program and to extend the program.
Summary
This bill amends the Digital Coast Act to expand and extend the federal Digital Coast program. It requires data collected by the program to be made fully and freely available to the public, and adds underground infrastructure and subsurface utility data to the types of information the program collects and integrates. The bill extends the program's authorization period from 2025 to 2030. It also specifies that trainings provided under the program focus on technical instruction in using the data and tools made available.
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Sponsor (1)
- Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] (D-WI)
2 cosponsors
- Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] (R-AK)
- Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK] (R-AK)
Actions (10)
- Mar 3, 2026 Held at the desk. · house
- Mar 3, 2026 Received in the House. · house
- Mar 3, 2026 Message on Senate action sent to the House. · senate
- Feb 26, 2026 Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S715-716; text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S716) · senate
- Feb 26, 2026 Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- Jan 30, 2026 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 310. · senate
- Jan 30, 2026 Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cruz with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 119-100. · senate
- Oct 21, 2025 Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. · senate
- Jul 10, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. · senate
- Jul 10, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
July 10, 2025
Ms. Baldwin (for herself, Ms. Murkowski, and Mr. Sullivan) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
January 30, 2026
Reported by Mr. Cruz, with an amendment [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]
A BILL
To amend the Digital Coast Act to improve the acquisition, integration, and accessibility of data of the Digital Coast program and to extend the program.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. ACQUISITION, INTEGRATION, AND ACCESSIBILITY OF DATA OF DIGITAL COAST PROGRAM.
Section 4 of the Digital Coast Act (16 U.S.C. 1467) is amended— (1) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting “and fully and freely available” after “readily accessible”; (2) in subsection (d)(3)(D), by inserting “, including data related to underground infrastructure and subsurface utilities” after “data”; and (3) in subsection (g), by striking “2025” and inserting “2030”.
SECTION 1. ACQUISITION, INTEGRATION, AND ACCESSIBILITY OF DATA OF DIGITAL COAST PROGRAM.
Section 4 of the Digital Coast Act (16 U.S.C. 1467) is amended—
(1) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting “and fully and freely available” after “readily accessible”;
(2) in subsection (d)—
(A) in paragraph (3)—
(i) in subparagraph (D), by inserting “, including data related to underground infrastructure and subsurface utilities” after “data”; and
(ii) in subparagraph (H), by striking “and”;
(B) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
“(5) limit trainings to technical instruction in the use of data and tools provided under this section.”; and
(3) in subsection (g), by striking “2025” and inserting “2030”. Calendar No. 310
119th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 2245
[Report No. 119-100]
A BILL
To amend the Digital Coast Act to improve the acquisition, integration, and accessibility of data of the Digital Coast program and to extend the program.
January 30, 2026
Reported with an amendment
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