# 119-hr-4563: Fixing Gaps in Hurricane Preparedness Act

119-hr-4563, Fixing Gaps in Hurricane Preparedness Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Frost, Maxwell [D-FL-10] (D-FL); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-03).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-4563
- Congress: 119
- Title: Fixing Gaps in Hurricane Preparedness Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-07-21
- Sponsor: Rep. Frost, Maxwell [D-FL-10] (D-FL)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-03

## Summary

**Improve how people understand and act on hurricane forecasts and warnings.** This bill would direct the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to lead social, behavioral, and economic research to sharpen communication, decision tools, and services for different populations. - Families and households: Would fund studies on preparedness, evacuation choices, and possession of disaster supplies to make warnings clearer and help households decide when to evacuate. - Emergency managers and governments: Would require a review of how forecast products are used, identify data gaps, and produce cost-benefit analyses to guide updates to forecasts and warning services. - Older adults and retirement communities: Would require risk assessments and baseline studies focused on regions with significant elderly populations to tailor messaging and support for vulnerable seniors. - Hurricane-prone communities: Requires a Pilot Study to begin within 180 days using surveys, focus groups, and interviews to assess trust in information, language access, evacuation barriers, and preparedness, with the methodology posted publicly.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16] (R-FL), 2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Webster, Daniel [R-FL-11] (R-FL), 2025-07-21T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Research to improve hurricane warnings: benefit, medium. If enacted, NOAA would run research on how people get, understand, and act on hurricane warnings. Studies would cover seniors, people with disabilities, and non‑English speakers, and set rules to collect and store response data. The work would test ways to improve forecast tools and measure the mon…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-4275: Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025
- 119-hr-8870: BUILD America 250 Act
- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3816: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3077: Agriculture Resilience Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-4563 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4563)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-4275: Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4275)
- [119-hr-8870: BUILD America 250 Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8870)
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-3816: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3816)
- [119-hr-3077: Agriculture Resilience Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3077)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4563 (as of 2026-10-03).