H.R. 3168 · 119th Congress · pending

National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program Reauthorization Act of 2025

Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.

Latest official action 2026-07-21 · Reported

The bill, briefly

National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program Reauthorization Act of 2025 This bill reauthorizes through FY2030 the activities of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) under the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP). It also expands certain USGS activities under NEHRP relating to earthquake warnings and mapping and expands other NEHRP activities. NEHRP is a coordinated earthquake hazards reduction program administered by four federal agencies: the National Institute of Standards and Technology, USGS, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and the National Science Foundation. Under NEHRP, USGS is responsible for monitoring and early warnings (including operating the Advanced National Seismic System, a nationwide network of seismic stations), hazard assessments and mapping, and research regarding earthquakes. The bill reauthorizes such USGS activities through FY2030. Additionally, the bill requires USGS to coordinate with the Federal Communications Commission to ensure alerts and early warnings are broadcast as rapidly as possible for maximum warning time, expand the early warning system to additional high-risk areas, issue forecasts for aftershocks following significant earthquakes, and include tsunamis and other hazards associated with earthquakes in seismic hazard maps. Also, NEHRP activities to develop building codes and standards must include recovery objective…

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Congressional Research Service · 2026-01-12

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Politicians behind the bill

Sponsors and cosponsors from the official source, limited to members currently in office. Campaign amounts are cycle-wide and are not payments for this bill.

Sponsor

David G. Valadao

House · CA District 22 · Republican

$1,894,994PAC receipts · 2025–2026

Cosponsor

Jim Costa

House · CA District 21 · Democratic

$836,641PAC receipts · 2025–2026

Cosponsor

Brian K. Fitzpatrick

House · PA District 1 · Republican

$2,223,728PAC receipts · 2025–2026

Cosponsor

Eugene Simon Vindman

House · VA District 7 · Democratic

$769,385PAC receipts · 2025–2026

Cosponsor

Suzan K. DelBene

House · WA District 1 · Democratic

$1,581,293PAC receipts · 2025–2026

4 of 4 source cosponsor records retrieved; only current officials and unwithdrawn sponsorships appear.

PAC donors to the listed sponsors

These are all-cycle contributions to the listed sponsors’ and cosponsors’ campaigns. FEC does not attribute them to this bill. A donation plus sponsorship does not establish why a politician acted.

AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC$45,000

David G. Valadao · Sponsor · $10,000

Jim Costa · Cosponsor · $5,000

Brian K. Fitzpatrick · Cosponsor · $10,000

Eugene Simon Vindman · Cosponsor · $10,000

Suzan K. DelBene · Cosponsor · $10,000

The bill, briefly

Who reported lobbying on this bill?

Politicians behind the bill

David G. Valadao

Jim Costa

Brian K. Fitzpatrick

Eugene Simon Vindman

Suzan K. DelBene

PAC donors to the listed sponsors

What happened after enactment?