Likely helped
- No clear beneficiaries surfaced yet.
H.R. 900 (119th)Bill Overview
Sinkhole Mapping Act of 2025
Emergency Management|Emergency ManagementEmergency planning and evacuation
Sponsor
Cosponsors
Support
Democratic
Introduced
Jan 31, 2025
Discussions
Bill Text
Current stageCommittee
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Introduced
Committee
Floor
President
Law
01 · The brief
Plain-English summaryWhat this bill actually does
<p><strong>Sinkhole Mapping Act of 2025</strong></p><p>This bill directs the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to establish a program to</p><ul><li>study the short-term and long-term mechanisms that cause sinkholes, including extreme storm events, prolonged droughts causing shifts in water management practices, aquifer depletion, and other major changes in water use; and</li><li>develop maps, using three-dimensional elevation data, that depict zones that are at greater risk of forming sinkholes.</li></ul><p>The USGS must establish a public website that displays such maps and other relevant information critical for use by community planners and emergency managers.</p>
Why people may split
The main political fault lines are not fully surfaced yet, so coalition durability is still unclear.
Watch point
The next hurdle is reproducing that support in the other chamber.
<p><strong>Sinkhole Mapping Act of 2025</strong></p><p>This bill directs the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to establish a program to</p><ul><li>study the short-term and long-term mechanisms that cause sinkholes, including extreme storm events, prolonged droughts causing shifts in water management practices, aquifer depletion, and other major changes in water use; and</li><li>develop maps, using three-dimensional elevation data, that depict zones that are at greater risk of forming sinkholes.</li></ul><p>The USGS must establish a public website that displays such maps and other relevant information critical for use by community planners and emergency managers.</p>
Passage64/100
This bill has already passed one chamber, which is a stronger signal than introduction alone but still leaves another major hurdle ahead.
CredibilityPartial
How solid the drafting looks.
Contention62/100
The main political fault lines are not fully surfaced yet, so coalition durability is still unclear.
02 · What it does
Who stands to gain, and who may push back.
Likely benefits vs burdens0% / 100%
Likely helpedLikely burdened
These are examples from the analysis, not a ranked list of the most-affected groups.
Likely burdened
- No clear downsides surfaced yet.
03 · Why people split
Why the argument around this bill splits.
The main political fault lines are not fully surfaced yet, so coalition durability is still unclear.
Progressive—
The main political fault lines are not fully surfaced yet, so coalition durability is still unclear.
Centrist—
The main political fault lines are not fully surfaced yet, so coalition durability is still unclear.
Conservative—
The main political fault lines are not fully surfaced yet, so coalition durability is still unclear.
04 · Can it pass?
The path through Congress.
Introduced
Reached or meaningfully advanced
Committee
Reached or meaningfully advanced
Floor
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President
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Passage likelihood64/100
This bill has already passed one chamber, which is a stronger signal than introduction alone but still leaves another major hurdle ahead.
Why this could stall
- The next hurdle is reproducing that support in the other chamber.
05 · Recent votes
Recent votes on the bill.
No vote history yet
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06 · Go deeper
Go deeper than the headline read.
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The main political fault lines are not fully surfaced yet, so coalition durability is still unclear.
This bill has already passed one chamber, which is a stronger signal than introduction alone but still leaves another major hurdle ahead.
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