# 119-hr-4482: Stop NOAA Closures Act

119-hr-4482, Stop NOAA Closures Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Amo, Gabe [D-RI-1] (D-RI); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-07-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-4482
- Congress: 119
- Title: Stop NOAA Closures Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-07-17
- Sponsor: Rep. Amo, Gabe [D-RI-1] (D-RI)
- Cosponsors: 83
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-07-19

## Summary

**A moratorium on closing or limiting NOAA facilities** would bar the Commerce Secretary, the NOAA Administrator, and the General Services Administrator from closing, suspending, terminating leases of, stopping construction on, consolidating, or otherwise restricting access to NOAA facilities, with narrow emergency and reporting-based exceptions. - Families and local users: Keeps local access to NOAA facilities and the services they provide while the moratorium is in place, preserving community access until agencies complete required reviews. - NOAA staff and contractors: Limits the agency's ability to move, consolidate, or end facility operations except for temporary actions needed to address immediate health or safety threats. - Federal agencies and congressional oversight: Requires a jointly prepared report that explains the selection process and cost-benefit analysis for any closure or consolidation and ties future actions to that reporting and specified notice requirements.

## Cosponsors (83)

- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2025-07-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] (D-CA), 2025-07-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL), 2025-07-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2025-07-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Elfreth, Sarah [D-MD-3] (D-MD), 2025-07-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] (D-NY), 2025-07-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY), 2025-07-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mullin, Kevin [D-CA-15] (D-CA), 2025-07-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA), 2025-07-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6] (D-NJ), 2025-07-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ansari, Yassamin [D-AZ-3] (D-AZ), 2025-07-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] (D-WA), 2025-07-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stevens, Haley M. [D-MI-11] (D-MI), 2025-07-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Magaziner, Seth [D-RI-2] (D-RI), 2025-07-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] (D-IL), 2025-07-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29] (D-TX), 2025-07-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Simon, Lateefah [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2025-07-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2025-07-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2025-07-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2025-07-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Plaskett, Stacey E. [D-VI-At Large] (D-VI), 2025-07-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI), 2025-07-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO), 2025-07-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] (D-MA), 2025-07-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2] (D-HI), 2025-07-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sykes, Emilia Strong [D-OH-13] (D-OH), 2025-07-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] (D-CA), 2025-07-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kennedy, Timothy M. [D-NY-26] (D-NY), 2025-07-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Strickland, Marilyn [D-WA-10] (D-WA), 2025-07-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] (D-OH), 2025-07-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jacobs, Sara [D-CA-51] (D-CA), 2025-07-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] (D-CA), 2025-07-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9] (D-MA), 2025-07-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25] (D-FL), 2025-07-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] (D-MO), 2025-07-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8] (D-CA), 2025-07-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] (D-FL), 2025-07-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2] (D-NC), 2025-07-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2025-07-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stanton, Greg [D-AZ-4] (D-AZ), 2025-07-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fields, Cleo [D-LA-6] (D-LA), 2025-07-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6] (D-OR), 2025-07-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46] (D-CA), 2025-07-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] (D-PA), 2025-07-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] (D-VA), 2025-07-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] (D-CA), 2025-07-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Subramanyam, Suhas [D-VA-10] (D-VA), 2025-07-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR), 2025-07-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Foushee, Valerie P. [D-NC-4] (D-NC), 2025-07-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ivey, Glenn [D-MD-4] (D-MD), 2025-07-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Latimer, George [D-NY-16] (D-NY), 2025-07-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY), 2025-07-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fletcher, Lizzie [D-TX-7] (D-TX), 2025-07-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2025-07-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] (D-CA), 2025-07-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1] (D-HI), 2025-07-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22] (D-FL), 2025-07-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dexter, Maxine [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2025-07-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schrier, Kim [D-WA-8] (D-WA), 2025-07-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McBride, Sarah [D-DE-At Large] (D-DE), 2025-07-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Landsman, Greg [D-OH-1] (D-OH), 2025-07-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Frost, Maxwell [D-FL-10] (D-FL), 2025-07-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2025-07-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McClain Delaney, April [D-MD-6] (D-MD), 2025-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pettersen, Brittany [D-CO-7] (D-CO), 2025-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21] (D-CA), 2025-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2025-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA), 2025-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Randall, Emily [D-WA-6] (D-WA), 2025-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] (D-CT), 2025-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bell, Wesley [D-MO-1] (D-MO), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Friedman, Laura [D-CA-30] (D-CA), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sorensen, Eric [D-IL-17] (D-IL), 2025-08-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2025-08-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Balint, Becca [D-VT-At Large] (D-VT), 2025-08-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Torres, Ritchie [D-NY-15] (D-NY), 2025-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2] (D-LA), 2025-09-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2025-09-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McIver, LaMonica [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ), 2025-09-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] (D-PA), 2025-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52] (D-CA), 2025-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rescom. Hernández, Pablo Jose [D-PR-At Large] (D-PR), 2025-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Walkinshaw, James R. [D-VA-11] (D-VA), 2025-11-12T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Pause on closing NOAA facilities: benefit, medium. If enacted, this bill would pause most new closures or limits on NOAA facilities. The pause would start at enactment and end 180 days after a required joint report is sent to Congress. That report could not be submitted before January 21, 2029. After the pause, Commerce, NOAA, and GSA would need to…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-15: Equality Act
- 119-hr-1589: American Dream and Promise Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2763: American Family Act
- 119-hr-17: Paycheck Fairness Act
- 119-hr-14: John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-4482 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4482)

## Related
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-15: Equality Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-15)
- [119-hr-1589: American Dream and Promise Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1589)
- [119-hr-2763: American Family Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2763)
- [119-hr-17: Paycheck Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-17)
- [119-hr-14: John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-14)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4482 (as of 2026-07-19).