Tsunami Warning, Research, and Education Act of 2025
Summary
What This Bill Does
The Tsunami Warning, Research, and Education Act of 2025 updates the existing tsunami program by adding research to the title, emphasizing both timeliness and accuracy, strengthening data and metadata management, and expanding observing networks. It adds the global navigation satellite system network to the program, requires cooperation among NOAA, USGS, NASA, and NSF, and supports reliable real-time data for tsunami warning and mitigation. It authorizes $32 million for each fiscal year 2026 through 2030, with at least 27 percent each year for state-level national tsunami hazard mitigation work and at least 8 percent for the tsunami research program.
Who Benefits and How
Coastal communities in tsunami zones benefit from faster, more accurate warning, mitigation, education, and evacuation support. State tsunami hazard mitigation programs benefit from the minimum 27 percent funding allocation. Tsunami researchers benefit from the minimum 8 percent allocation and better access to archived data and metadata. NOAA tsunami warning centers benefit from GNSS, seismic, NASA, USGS, and NSF coordination that can improve real-time warning inputs.
Who Bears the Burden and How
NOAA must manage the updated warning, research, education, data, and authorization structure. USGS, NASA, and NSF must coordinate with NOAA on real-time data and observing systems. State mitigation offices must use federal funds for tsunami hazard mitigation, education, and preparedness activities. Federal taxpayers bear the $32 million annual authorization for fiscal years 2026 through 2030.
Key Provisions
- Amends the tsunami program to include research and improve timeliness, accuracy, data quality, and archiving.
- Adds GNSS network support and coordination among NOAA, USGS, NASA, and NSF.
- Authorizes $32 million annually for fiscal years 2026 through 2030.
- Requires at least 27 percent for state mitigation and at least 8 percent for tsunami research.
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Reauthorizes and updates the Tsunami Warning, Research, and Education Act with GNSS data, NOAA-USGS-NASA-NSF cooperation, stronger data management, state mitigation minimums, research funding minimums, and $32 million annually for fiscal years 2026 through 2030.
Key Policy Areas
Tsunami Warning, NOAA, Hazard Mitigation
Primary Purpose
Reauthorizes and updates the Tsunami Warning, Research, and Education Act with GNSS data, NOAA-USGS-NASA-NSF cooperation, stronger data management, state mitigation minimums, research funding minimums, and $32 million annually for fiscal years 2026 through 2030.
Policy Domains
Resolution provisions
Identified Gains
- Coastal communities in tsunami zones
- State tsunami mitigation programs
- Tsunami researchers
- NOAA tsunami warning centers
Identified Costs
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- USGS hazard staff
- NASA earth science staff
- Federal taxpayers
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeReferred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and …
Ms. Bonamici (for herself and Mr. Issa) introduced the following …
Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and …
Introduced in House
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