S3912-119

In Committee

NIDIS Reauthorization Act of 2026

119th Congress Introduced Feb 25, 2026

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

The bill expands a appropriation, compliance mandate provision: 2. National Integrated Drought Information System Section 3 of the National Integrated Drought Information System Act of 2006 (15 U.S.C. 313d) is amended— and expands a appropriation provision: 4. Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act— $15,000,000 for fiscal year 2026. $15,500,000 for fiscal year 2027. $16,000,000. It relies on appropriations and compliance mandates. The main policy areas are Energy and Technology.

Who Benefits and How

The available clause analysis does not identify a specific beneficiary group.

Who Bears the Burden and How

No clear private burden is identified from the available clause analysis; implementing agencies may still take on administrative work.

Key Provisions

  • Expands a appropriation, compliance mandate provision: 2. National Integrated Drought Information System Section 3 of the National Integrated Drought Information System Act of 2006 (15 U.S.C. 313d) is amended—...
  • Expands a appropriation provision: 4. Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act— $15,000,000 for fiscal year 2026. $15,500,000 for fiscal year 2027. $16,000,000...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for primary purpose and policy domains.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

The bill expands a appropriation, compliance mandate provision: 2. National Integrated Drought Information System Section 3 of the National Integrated Drought Information System Act of 2006 (15 U.S.C. 313d) is amended— and expands a appropriation provision: 4. Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act— $15,000,000 for fiscal year 2026. $15,500,000 for fiscal year 2027. $16,000,000.

Key Policy Areas

Energy, Technology

Primary Purpose

The bill expands a appropriation, compliance mandate provision: 2. National Integrated Drought Information System Section 3 of the National Integrated Drought Information System Act of 2006 (15 U.S.C. 313d) is amended— and expands a appropriation provision: 4. Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act— $15,000,000 for fiscal year 2026. $15,500,000 for fiscal year 2027. $16,000,000.

Policy Domains

Energy Technology

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Feb 25, 2026

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, …

Feb 25, 2026

Introduced in Senate

Feb 25, 2026

Mr. Sheehy introduced the following bill; which was read twice …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Energy Technology
Actor Mappings
"federal_implementing_agencies"
→ Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill

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