Sinkhole Mapping Act of 2025

Sponsor: Darren Soto (Democratic-FL)January 31, 2025

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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Creates a program to map sinkhole risks and share information with the public.

This bill would create a new program within the U.S. Geological Survey to study what causes sinkholes and map areas at high risk. These maps and other important details would be put on a public website. This helps communities and individuals better prepare for sinkhole dangers.

What Would Change

Currently, there is no specific federal program to study sinkhole causes, create risk maps, or provide this information on a public website. If this bill becomes law, the U.S. Geological Survey would create such a program, study sinkhole mechanisms, develop and regularly update maps of high-risk zones, and make all this information available to the public online.

Key Provisions

Requires the U.S. Geological Survey to study what causes sinkholes, including extreme storms and changes in water use.
Requires the U.S. Geological Survey to create maps showing areas at higher risk of sinkhole formation.
Requires the U.S. Geological Survey to use existing 3D elevation data when making these risk maps.
Requires the U.S. Geological Survey to review and update the sinkhole risk maps at least every five years.
Requires the U.S. Geological Survey to create and maintain a public website displaying these maps and other key information.

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HR 900 · 119th Congress · January 31, 2025 · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 8/10

Lobbying Activity

11 filings mentioned this bill

Top Lobbying Clients

NATIONAL SOCIETY OF PROFESSIONAL SURVEYORS

$108K

6 filings

COUNCIL ON FEDERAL PROCUREMENT OF ARCHITECTURAL ENGINEERING SVC

6 filings

HARTFORD INSURANCE GROUP (FKA HARTFORD FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP)

4 filings

AMERICAN FAMILY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, S.I.

1 filing

Top Lobbying Firms

1.MILLER & WENHOLD CAPITOL STRATEGIES8 filings

2.HARTFORD INSURANCE GROUP (FKA HARTFORD FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP)4 filings

3.MILLER-WENHOLD CAPITOL STRATEGIES4 filings

4.AMERICAN FAMILY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, S.I.1 filing

Amounts reflect total quarterly lobbying spend reported to the Senate, not bill-specific spending. Source: Senate LDA filings.

11 filings mentioned this bill

Top Lobbying Clients

NATIONAL SOCIETY OF PROFESSIONAL SURVEYORS

$108K

6 filings

COUNCIL ON FEDERAL PROCUREMENT OF ARCHITECTURAL ENGINEERING SVC

6 filings

HARTFORD INSURANCE GROUP (FKA HARTFORD FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP)

4 filings

AMERICAN FAMILY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, S.I.

1 filing

Top Lobbying Firms

1.MILLER & WENHOLD CAPITOL STRATEGIES8 filings

2.HARTFORD INSURANCE GROUP (FKA HARTFORD FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP)4 filings

3.MILLER-WENHOLD CAPITOL STRATEGIES4 filings

4.AMERICAN FAMILY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, S.I.1 filing

Amounts reflect total quarterly lobbying spend reported to the Senate, not bill-specific spending. Source: Senate LDA filings.