# 119-hr-6184: NOAA Data Preservation Act

119-hr-6184, NOAA Data Preservation Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Elfreth, Sarah [D-MD-3] (D-MD); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-06-05).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-6184
- Congress: 119
- Title: NOAA Data Preservation Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-11-20
- Sponsor: Rep. Elfreth, Sarah [D-MD-3] (D-MD)
- Cosponsors: 17
- Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-06-05

## Summary

**Protecting uninterrupted cloud storage for NOAA data sets.** This bill would stop the Secretary of Commerce from canceling a cloud contract for a NOAA data set unless the department develops a plan to move the data to another cloud service provider and coordinates with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Administrator to ensure continuous storage and protection, and it defines "cloud service provider" by reference to section 2200 of the Homeland Security Act (6 U.S.C. 650).

## Cosponsors (17)

- Rep. Begich, Nicholas J. [R-AK-At Large] (R-AK), 2025-11-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR), 2025-11-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA), 2025-11-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] (D-FL), 2025-11-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] (D-PA), 2025-11-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kiggans, Jennifer A. [R-VA-2] (R-VA), 2025-11-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2025-11-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Magaziner, Seth [D-RI-2] (D-RI), 2025-11-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Whitesides, George [D-CA-27] (D-CA), 2025-11-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] (D-CA), 2026-01-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2026-01-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49] (D-CA), 2026-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2026-01-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] (D-IL), 2026-01-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sorensen, Eric [D-IL-17] (D-IL), 2026-01-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McClain Delaney, April [D-MD-6] (D-MD), 2026-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rescom. Hernández, Pablo Jose [D-PR-At Large] (D-PR), 2026-06-03T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Protect NOAA weather and environmental data: benefit, high. If enacted, the bill would stop the Commerce Secretary from cancelling a cloud contract that holds NOAA data unless two steps happen. First, the Secretary would need a plan to keep the data stored without interruption. The plan must include how to move the data to a different cloud provider and rel…

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- 119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act
- 119-hr-1065: Protect Our Letter Carriers Act of 2025
- 119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act
- 119-hr-9250: Great American Outdoors Act 250

## Sources
- [119-hr-6184 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6184)

## Related
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- [119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4206)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-1065: Protect Our Letter Carriers Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1065)
- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
- [119-hr-9250: Great American Outdoors Act 250](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9250)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6184 (as of 2026-06-05).