HR5920-119

Introduced

To amend the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 to allow the District of Columbia to receive Federal funding under such Act, and for other purposes.

119th Congress Introduced Nov 4, 2025

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

Makes the District of Columbia eligible for federal funding under the Coastal Zone Management Act.

Who Benefits and How

The District of Columbia could gain access to federal coastal-zone management funding for flood-prevention and resilience planning.

Who Bears the Burden and How

Federal grant resources would be spread across an additional eligible jurisdiction.

Key Provisions

  • Adds the District of Columbia to the statutory definition used for Coastal Zone Management Act funding eligibility.

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

Makes the District of Columbia eligible for federal funding under the Coastal Zone Management Act.

Key Policy Areas

Environment, Government Operations

Primary Purpose

Makes the District of Columbia eligible for federal funding under the Coastal Zone Management Act.

Policy Domains

Environment Government Operations

Main Provisions

Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
  • The District of Columbia and related resilience-planning efforts
Model: codex-gpt-5 | Version: bill_summary_v2 | Source: ih

Contextual inference, no direct clause citation

Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
  • Federal coastal-management funding streams extended to an additional jurisdiction
Model: codex-gpt-5 | Version: bill_summary_v2 | Source: ih

Contextual inference, no direct clause citation

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Nov 4, 2025

Ms. Norton introduced the following bill; which was referred to …

Stakeholder Effects

cui bono?

How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.

State & Local Government
1 mention across 1 clause
+1 positive

District of Columbia officials seeking coastal and flood-resilience funding

1/2
sections analyzed
Full impact breakdown

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Environment Government Operations

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