H.R. 3168 · 119th Congress

National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program Reauthorization Act of 2025

Introduced on May 1, 2025 by David G. Valadao (R-CA-22). 4 cosponsors, 3 of them from another party. Latest action (Jul 21, 2026): Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.

Stage
Reported by committee
Introduced
May 1, 2025
Cosponsors
4
3 from the other party
Policy area
Emergency Management
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. 3Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To reauthorize the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Congressional oversight
  • Disaster relief and insurance
  • Geography and mapping
  • Government studies and investigations
  • Natural disasters

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Reported to House, Jan 12, 2026). Public domain.

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 objectives addressing post-earthquake occupancy and functionality of infrastructure.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

David G. ValadaoR-CA-22Sponsor

Democrats · 3

Republicans · 1

Roll calls

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No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

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  1. May 1, 2025Introduced in House
  2. May 1, 2025Introduced in House
  3. May 1, 2025 · HouseReferred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  4. May 1, 2025 · HouseReferred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  5. May 1, 2025 · HouseReferred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  6. May 1, 2025 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
  7. May 13, 2025 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
  8. May 20, 2025 · HouseSubcommittee Hearings Held
  9. Jun 25, 2025 · HouseSubcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Discharged
  10. Jun 25, 2025 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  11. Jun 25, 2025 · HouseOrdered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
  12. Jan 12, 2026Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-438, Part I.
  13. Jan 12, 2026 · HouseReported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-438, Part I.
  14. Jul 21, 2026 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  15. Jul 21, 2026 · HouseOrdered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.

Committees

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Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. AMERICAN GEOPHYSICAL UNION5 reports
    $80K reported (all issues)
  2. American Society of Civil Engineers5 reports
    $1.5M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS$360.6K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  3. University of Washington4 reports
    $1.3M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON$52.8M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  4. National Institute of Building Sciences1 report
    $20K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF BUILDING SCIENCES$24.2M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  5. REINSURANCE ASSN OF AMERICA1 report
    $390K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2025, 2026.

Sources and method

Every figure on this page traces to these records.

  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 11, 2026 · loaded Oct 11, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 11, 2026 · loaded Oct 11, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.