HR 4073 · 119th Congress · Emergency Management

Tsunami Warning, Research, and Education Act of 2025

Introduced 2025-06-23· Sponsored by Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.(2025-06-24)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Tsunami Warning, Research, and Education Act of 2025 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  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 e…

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Cosponsors (3)

2 Democrats1 Republican