Bill · S. 2775· Senate(119-S-2775)
Measuring the Cost of Disasters Act of 2025
- Introduced
- 9/11/2025
- Last activity
- 9/11/2025 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- Sponsored by
- Peter Welch
- Cosponsors
- - 12 - 0
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill, titled the "Measuring the Cost of Disasters Act of 2025," directs the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to create and manage a public database and webpage. This resource will track billion-dollar disasters occurring annually in the United States. The database must include details such as estimated costs, types, locations, and dates of these events. It also requires visual tools like graphs and mapping to show disaster trends over time. The Administrator is tasked with updating this information at least twice a year.
Yes· 3 of 6
Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see?+3
The bill increases transparency by requiring NOAA to maintain a public, easily accessible database of disaster costs and trends.
Does this better protect air, water and wildlife?+2
The bill enhances environmental awareness by providing a public database to track the costs and trends of major disasters.
Does this improve help for people hit by a disaster?+1
The database provides better data tracking for high-cost disasters which can inform future disaster relief planning.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Public Access to Information: The bill requires the establishment of a database and webpage that is available to the public, which provides transparency regarding disaster costs (Section 2(a)).
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Detailed Disaster Tracking: Individuals can access specific data points for each billion-dollar disaster, including the estimated cost, type, and location (Section 2(c)(1)).
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Visual Data Trends: The inclusion of visual graphs and mapping features allows people to see the trajectory and distribution of disasters across the country over time (Section 2(c)(2)).
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Archival Preservation: The bill ensures that previously existing disaster database information is maintained and updated for research and archiving purposes (Section 2(f)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No negative impacts 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 Environmental Protections+2Improves Disaster Relief And F E M A+1
- Governance And Ideology
- Improves Government Transparency+3
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Rural Residents+1Good For Urban Residents+1
- Education And Technology
- Increases Scientific Research Funding+1
- 9/11/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- 13 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in Senate
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