National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program Reauthorization Act of 2025
Sponsored By: Representative Valadao
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Summary
This bill would expand and strengthen the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program. It would broaden program activities to cover design, construction, evaluation, and retrofitting, add recovery-focused standards, and push stronger agency coordination and early warning coverage.
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- Would help communities and families by adding program support for designing, retrofitting, and evaluating buildings and lifeline infrastructure and by setting recovery-based performance goals for reoccupancy and downtime of community-prioritized structures.
- Would increase Tribal and local involvement by explicitly including Tribal participation, expanding advisory representation to local and Tribal governments, and by requiring publication of maps and guidance on earthquake-related hazards like tsunami susceptibility and liquefaction.
- Would strengthen early warning and federal coordination by directing the U.S. Geological Survey to expand early warning to more high-risk areas, issue aftershock forecasts when appropriate, and coordinate with the Federal Communications Commission, NOAA, FEMA, and state and Tribal governments to ensure rapid, multilingual emergency broadcasts.
*Would authorize about $83.4 million per year for fiscal years 2026–2030, with at least $30 million each year dedicated to completing the Advanced National Seismic System, increasing federal outlays over that period.*
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Stronger building and lifeline recovery standards
If enacted, the bill would add Tribal governments across the program and on the advisory committee. It would broaden work to include designing, building, evaluating, and retrofitting buildings and lifeline services. Agencies would develop standards, guidelines, and voluntary codes that set recovery goals, like reoccupancy and downtime. The advisory committee would add the Chair of the Scientific Earthquake Studies Advisory Committee.
Faster multilingual earthquake alerts and maps
If enacted, the bill would direct USGS to work with NOAA, FEMA, and the FCC Chair to speed alerts. Alerts would be sent in the main languages of affected areas. The early warning system would expand to more high‑risk regions and aim to give more lead time. USGS could issue aftershock forecasts when needed. Agencies would publish and update maps of earthquake hazards, including tsunami risk. The interagency committee would also work with the FCC Chair to get alerts out quickly and consider secondary hazards.
Five years of funding for quake safety
If enacted, the bill would provide $83.403 million each year from 2026 to 2030 for earthquake safety work. Each year, at least $30 million would be set aside to finish the Advanced National Seismic System. This money would help run sensors, monitoring, and warning systems.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Valadao
CA • R
Cosponsors
Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21]
CA • D
Sponsored 5/1/2025
Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1]
PA • R
Sponsored 6/9/2025
Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7]
VA • D
Sponsored 9/2/2025
Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1]
WA • D
Sponsored 9/23/2025
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