# 116-hr-729: Coastal and Great Lakes Communities Enhancement Act

116-hr-729, Coastal and Great Lakes Communities Enhancement Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] (D-WA); status Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-729
- Congress: 116
- Title: Coastal and Great Lakes Communities Enhancement Act
- Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- Introduced: 2019-01-23
- Sponsor: Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] (D-WA)
- Cosponsors: 14
- Policy area: Native Americans
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Tribal Coastal Resiliency Act This bill authorizes the Department of Commerce to award grants to Indian tribes to further achievement of any of the following tribal coastal zone objectives: protecting, restoring, or preserving areas in the zone that hold important ecological, cultural, or sacred significance for the tribes, or traditional, historic, and esthetic values essential to the tribes; preparing and implementing a special area management plan and technical planning for important coastal areas; and implementing any coastal or shoreline stabilization measure for the purpose of public safety, public access, or cultural or historical preservation.

## Cosponsors (14)

- Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] (R-AK), 2019-01-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2019-01-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4] (R-OK), 2019-01-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Heck, Denny [D-WA-10] (D-WA), 2019-01-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cook, Paul [R-CA-8] (R-CA), 2019-01-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ] (D-AZ), 2019-01-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] (D-WA), 2019-01-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME), 2019-01-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2019-01-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2019-01-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM] (D-NM), 2019-01-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI), 2019-01-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2] (D-WA), 2019-04-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1] (D-HI), 2019-07-24T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-2382: USPS Fairness Act
- 116-hr-1830: National Purple Heart Hall of Honor Commemorative Coin Act
- 116-hr-550: Merchant Mariners of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2019
- 116-hr-2420: National Museum of the American Latino Act
- 116-hr-1980: Smithsonian Women’s History Museum Act
- 116-hr-1570: Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2020

## Sources
- [116-hr-729 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/729)

## Related
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- [116-hr-1830: National Purple Heart Hall of Honor Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1830)
- [116-hr-550: Merchant Mariners of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2019](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-550)
- [116-hr-2420: National Museum of the American Latino Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2420)
- [116-hr-1980: Smithsonian Women’s History Museum Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1980)
- [116-hr-1570: Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1570)
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