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H.R. 4256

U.S. House•House Floor Calendar

Summary

H.R. 4256, the Digital Coast Reauthorization Act of 2025, was introduced in the House on Jun 30, 2025 by Rep. Dave Min (D) with 13 co-sponsors. It last saw action on Oct 31, 2025: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 310.

Record

Text

H.R. 4256 has 13 co-sponsors.

hb4256/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 4256 IH: Digital Coast Reauthorization Act of 2025
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-06-30
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 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.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 4256  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   June 30, 2025   Mr. Min  (for himself,  Mr. Wittman ,  Mr. Mullin , and  Mr. Carter of Georgia ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Natural Resources    A BILL
To reauthorize the Digital Coast Act.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Digital Coast Reauthorization Act of 2025  .
2.
Reauthorization of Digital Coast Act
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 .

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-06-30
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

The summaries are the Congressional Research Service’s, one per stage. Read them in full.

Reported to House Oct 31, 2025

hb4256/reported-to-house.md

Shown Here:
Reported to House (10/31/2025)

Digital Coast Reauthorization Act of 2025

This bill reauthorizes through FY2030 the Digital Coast program managed by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and makes other changes to the program. Through the program, NOAA administers a digital platform with data, tools, training, and other information to support coastal management needs.

The bill requires NOAA to ensure that data and resulting integrated products developed under the program are fully and freely available on the program website and via other sources. Further, NOAA must support existing efforts to acquire and integrate data related to underground infrastructure and subsurface utilities.

Sponsors

Rep. Dave Min (D) sponsors H.R. 4256, and 13 members have co-sponsored it, 3 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 4256 went before 2 committees: Natural Resources and Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee.

Natural Resources
Natural Resources
Reported By · Oct 31, 2025 · 395 Bills
Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee
Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee
Hearings By (subcommittee) · Sep 3, 2025 · 24 Bills

Reports

1 committee report has been filed on H.R. 4256, the latest H. Rept. 119-358.

Actions

H.R. 4256 has taken 9 actions since Jun 30, 2025, the latest on Oct 31, 2025.

ChamberAction
Oct 31, 2025
House
Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-358.Natural Resources Committee
Oct 31, 2025
House
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 310.
Sep 17, 2025
House
Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries DischargedNatural Resources Committee
Sep 17, 2025
House
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session HeldNatural Resources Committee
Sep 17, 2025
House
Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.Natural Resources Committee

Votes

H.R. 4256 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 4256 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.

  • Digital Coast Reauthorization Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Reported to House
  • Digital Coast Reauthorization Act of 2025 — Display Title
  • Digital Coast Reauthorization Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To reauthorize the Digital Coast Act. — Official Title as Introduced

Cost estimate

The Congressional Budget Office has filed 1 estimate for H.R. 4256, the latest on Oct 23, 2025.

Lobbying

3 clients hired 3 firms and 41 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 4256 in 13 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Agriculture, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Transportation, Budget/Appropriations, Natural Resources, Automotive Industry, Banking, Consumer Issues/Safety/Products.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES—District of Columbia15—
MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION OF PRIVATE PHOTOGRAMMETRIST SURVEYORSTrade association for geospatial mapping, surveying, satellite sensingVirginia14$160K
NATURE CONSERVANCY—Virginia14—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES15—
INVARIANT LLC14$160K
THE NATURE CONSERVANCY14—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 41.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
ANTHONY COTTO115
JAMES GRANDE115
KATHERINE DUVENECK115
NICHOLAS BOUKNIGHT115
ROBERT MCCARTY115
ALEXANDRA MURDOCH114
APRIL DONNELLY114
BRENT KEITH114
BRIDGET COLLINS114
CATHERINE BARRETT114
CATHY BAKER114
CHEYENNE YOUNG114
CHRISTIAN STUMPF114
CHRISTINA MCGREGOR114
CHRISTINE SUR114
ELLICIA SANCHEZ114
GREGORY JACOB114
JAINA MOAN114
JAMES HOWE114
JENNIFER CONNER NELMS114

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
NATURE CONSERVANCYTHE NATURE CONSERVANCY2025 second_quarter$2.3M2nd Quarter - Report
NATURE CONSERVANCYTHE NATURE CONSERVANCY2025 fourth_quarter$1.3M4th Quarter - Report
NATURE CONSERVANCYTHE NATURE CONSERVANCY2025 third_quarter$790K3rd Quarter - Report
NATURE CONSERVANCYTHE NATURE CONSERVANCY2026 first_quarter$640K1st Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIESNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES2026 second_quarter$540K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIESNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES2026 first_quarter$506.4K1st Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIESNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES2025 fourth_quarter$465.8K4th Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIESNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES2025 third_quarter$442.1K3rd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIESNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES2025 second_quarter$435.7K2nd Quarter - Report
MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION OF PRIVATE PHOTOGRAMMETRIST SURVEYORSINVARIANT LLC2026 second_quarter$40K2nd Quarter - Report
MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION OF PRIVATE PHOTOGRAMMETRIST SURVEYORSINVARIANT LLC2026 first_quarter$40K1st Quarter - Report
MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION OF PRIVATE PHOTOGRAMMETRIST SURVEYORSINVARIANT LLC2025 fourth_quarter$40K4th Quarter - Report
MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION OF PRIVATE PHOTOGRAMMETRIST SURVEYORSINVARIANT LLC2025 third_quarter$40K3rd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 4256 under Public Lands and Natural Resources, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 6 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 4256’s is Public Lands and Natural Resources.

hr4256/policy-areas.txt
Public Lands and Natural ResourcesAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 4256 carries 6 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Computers and information technology to State and local government operations.

hr4256/subjects.txt
Computers and information technologyEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchIntergovernmental relationsInternet, web applications, social mediaMarine and coastal resources, fisheriesState and local government operations

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 4256, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 113 (Monday, June 30, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. MIN:H.R. 4256.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 18[Page H3036]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com