Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 249.
This bill reauthorizes and expands the National Landslide Preparedness Act, updates definitions (including "atmospheric river" and extreme precipitation), and broadens participation by Indian tribes, Tribal organizations, and Native Hawaiian organizations.
It increases and earmarks funding for landslide early-warning systems, strengthens a 3D elevation program, establishes a USGS "Next Generation Water Observing System" with initial funding, and boosts priority groundwater and streamgage monitoring funding and site selection priorities.
The bill also adds NASA to the interagency landslide committee, creates regional landslide partnerships, and requires assessments of atmospheric-river and extreme-precipitation risks in the first updated national strategy.
Agency-focused hazard-preparedness bills with modest funding increases typically attract bipartisan support; passage hinges on appropriations and low controversy.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a substantive reauthorization and program-expansion measure that is generally well-constructed in terms of statutory integration, defined authorities, and funding authorizations. It provides clear definitions, assigned implementing entities, and specific appropriation authorizations for several components.
Liberals emphasize climate resilience and Tribal inclusion benefits
Liberals emphasize climate resilience and Tribal inclusion benefits
Generally supportive: the bill expands climate- and water-related monitoring, funds early-warning systems, and formally includes Tribal and Native Hawaiian partners.
It advances resilience to atmospheric rivers, extreme precipitation, permafrost thaw, and glacial retreat—issues linked to climate change impacts.
Generally favorable but pragmatic: supports improved monitoring, warning systems, and tribal inclusion while watching fiscal costs and measurable outcomes.
Wants clear metrics, timelines, and minimal bureaucratic overlap.
Cautiously skeptical: supports targeted disaster preparedness but worries about increased federal spending, new programs, and expanded agency roles.
Concerned about long-term fiscal commitments and bureaucratic growth.
Reached or meaningfully advanced
Reached or meaningfully advanced
Still ahead
Still ahead
Still ahead
Agency-focused hazard-preparedness bills with modest funding increases typically attract bipartisan support; passage hinges on appropriations and low controversy.
The bill has not accumulated any surfaced votes yet.
Liberals emphasize climate resilience and Tribal inclusion benefits
Agency-focused hazard-preparedness bills with modest funding increases typically attract bipartisan support; passage hinges on appropriatio…
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a substantive reauthorization and program-expansion measure that is generally well-constructed in terms of statutory integration, defined authorities, and funding…
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