119th Congress Emergency Management
H.R. 4073: Tsunami Warning, Research, and Education Act of 2025
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Summary
This bill reauthorizes through FY2030 the federal tsunami program and expands its activities relating to warnings, hazard mitigation, and research. A tsunami is a series of waves created by a large and sudden displacement of the ocean.
The bill reauthorizes the tsunami program that is generally administered by the National Weather Service of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in collaboration with public and certain private entities across the U.S. and internationally.
Also, the bill expands federal tsunami forecast and warning activities to include
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- integration of global navigation satellite system information into forecasting,
- broader interagency coordination on earthquake assessments and warnings,
- updates to tsunami inundation maps to support mitigation and recovery,
- outreach from regional and local weather forecast offices to help prepare coastal communities,
- provision of a Tsunami Warning Coordinator by tsunami warning centers to coordinate with partners and stakeholders, and
- tsunami alerts through the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System.
In addition, the bill expands authorized federal tsunami hazard mitigation activities by specifying that regional risk assessments may include digital elevation models for at-risk coastline and evaluation of the impacts of tsunami debris and sediment.
The bill also requires the program's tsunami research component to develop a data portal, decision support tools, and, every three years, a research and development plan to improve detection and forecasting.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Roll calls
No roll call votes have been held on this bill.
Amendments
No amendments were offered to this bill.
Cosponsors
- Darrell Issa R-CAOriginal
- Eleanor Norton D-DC
- Jared Huffman D-CA
Who scored on this bill
- 1Suzanne Bonamici SponsorDrew cross-party cosponsors, introduced2 events+6
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History
- Introduced in the House by Suzanne Bonamici.
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- Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
- Introduced in House
- Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.