Contact Congress about H.R. 4073: Tsunami Warning, Research, and Education Act of 2025

NOAA would update tsunami warnings, maps, data systems, research, and public education. The bill would fund this work through 2030 and reserve money for state safety programs and research.

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Tsunami Warning, Research, and Education Act of 2025 is a House bill in committee. The latest recorded action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.

Latest action on H.R. 4073: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.

Who this affects: This bill mainly affects people and governments in coastal places that could face a tsunami. It also affects NOAA and other federal agencies that collect data, issue alerts, build maps, fund research, or help communities prepare. State and local emergency workers would get updated tools, but they would also need to use those tools in planning, drills, and public warnings.

Why this matters: Tsunamis can hit fast and cause deaths, flooding, damaged ports, and broken infrastructure. This bill would try to make warnings faster, maps more useful, and public response stronger. It could give coastal states and territories more steady support for planning and risk reduction. The benefits are not guaranteed, because they depend on agency follow-through and local use of the tools.

Key provisions in H.R. 4073

• NOAA would have to keep tsunami data organized, stored, and easy to find. That includes data details, often called metadata, for warnings, research, education, and safety planning.
• NOAA would use more information to spot and forecast tsunamis. That includes GNSS, a satellite-based location system, and updated ocean and coastal sensors.
• NOAA, the U.S. Geological Survey, NASA, and the National Science Foundation would have to work together more closely. They would share data, support GNSS networks, and consider adding tsunami notices to the U.S. Geological Survey's Earthquake Early Warning System.
• NOAA would update tsunami flood maps, models, and other map-based tools. These products would help communities reduce risk and recover after a tsunami.
• NOAA would review how tsunami alerts are named, timed, and understood. Social scientists, emergency workers, and high-risk communities would help, and NOAA could change the alert system based on what it learns.

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What is H.R. 4073?

NOAA would update tsunami warnings, maps, data systems, research, and public education. The bill would fund this work through 2030 and reserve money for state safety programs and research.

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