Bill · H.R. 4073· House(119-HR-4073)
Tsunami Warning, Research, and Education Act of 2025
- Introduced
- 6/23/2025
- Last activity
- 6/24/2025 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
- Sponsored by
- Suzanne Bonamici
- Cosponsors
- - 2 - 1
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill, known as the "Tsunami Warning, Research, and Education Act of 2025," seeks to reauthorize the Tsunami Warning and Education Act. It expands the scope of the program by adding "research" to the title and emphasizing the timeliness and accuracy of warnings. The legislation updates several programs to include new technologies, such as the global navigation satellite system (GNSS) network, and enhances coordination between various scientific agencies. It also introduces new requirements for evaluating alert levels, reviewing NOAA Weather Radio coverage, and updating inundation maps. Finally, the bill authorizes specific funding levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2030 to support these expanded activities.
Yes
Does this put more money into scientific research?+7
The bill specifically expands the scope of the act to include increased tsunami research and development.
Does this improve help for people hit by a disaster?+6
The bill enhances tsunami warning systems and communication protocols, which directly improves disaster response and safety.
Does this better protect air, water and wildlife?+5
The bill enhances coastal monitoring and inundation mapping which aids in natural hazard mitigation.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Improved Safety through Better Technology: The bill incorporates the global navigation satellite system (GNSS) network and emphasizes the use of industry and scientific best practices to improve forecasting and warning systems (Section 2, subsection (c)).
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Enhanced Communication Effectiveness: The Administrator is tasked with collaborating with social scientists and high-risk communities to evaluate if tsunami alert levels and terminology produce the desired response and understanding (Section 2, subsection (c)).
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Increased Preparedness for Coastal Communities: The bill directs the coordination of education and outreach efforts to help coastal communities prepare for tsunami hazards (Section 2, subsection (c)).
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Better Mapping for Recovery and Mitigation: The act requires updating tsunami inundation maps, models, and geographic products to better support agencies with mitigation and recovery activities (Section s 2, subsection (c)).
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Improved Monitoring of Coastal Risks: The bill adds requirements for evaluating tsunami-driven sediment transport and the impact of debris on critical infrastructure and lifelines (Section 2, subsection (d)).
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Public Access to Critical Information: The Administrator is required to conduct a review of NOAA Weather Radio coverage in populated areas at risk and make those results available to the public (Section 2, subsection (c)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No specific negative impacts or burdens are explicitly stated in the provided text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Environment Energy And Infrastructure
- Improves Disaster Relief And F E M A+6Improves Environmental Protections+5
- Education And Technology
- Increases Scientific Research Funding+7
- 7/14/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 7/2/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 6/24/2025
- Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
- 6/23/2025
- 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.
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- Introduced in House
2 bills Congress.gov lists as related to this one — companions in the other chamber, earlier versions, and bills this one absorbed or was folded into.
Jared HuffmanDemocrat · California
Darrell IssaRepublican · California
Eleanor NortonDemocrat · District of Columbia