# 119-s-2775: Measuring the Cost of Disasters Act of 2025

119-s-2775, Measuring the Cost of Disasters Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-10).

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- As of: 2026-09-10
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-2775
- Congress: 119
- Title: Measuring the Cost of Disasters Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-09-11
- Sponsor: Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT)
- Cosponsors: 13
- Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-10

## Summary

**Establishes a public, searchable NOAA database of U.S. "billion-dollar disasters" to track estimated costs, types, locations, dates, and national trends.** This bill would require the NOAA Administrator to build and maintain a public webpage and database, update it at least every six months, include visual graphs and maps like those from the National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), and preserve the NCEI archive for 1980 through 2024 for research and public access. - Families and local communities can look up each event's estimated cost, type, location, and date to better understand local risk; a "billion-dollar disaster" is defined as $1 billion or more in combined direct and market costs. - Researchers and journalists gain access to archived NCEI data from 1980 through 2024 and mapping tools for trend analysis and reporting. - Emergency managers and policymakers benefit from a centralized resource NOAA may update with partner data and optionally include non‑billion‑dollar events when useful for planning and response.

## Cosponsors (13)

- Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] (D-MA), 2025-09-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] (D-MD), 2025-09-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Alsobrooks, Angela D. [D-MD] (D-MD), 2025-09-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] (D-OR), 2025-09-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] (D-CT), 2025-09-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] (D-RI), 2025-09-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] (D-RI), 2025-09-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] (D-CO), 2025-09-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] (D-NJ), 2025-09-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] (D-MN), 2025-09-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] (I-VT), 2025-09-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] (D-OR), 2025-09-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] (D-NM), 2025-09-11T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- NOAA public database of billion-dollar disasters: benefit, medium. This bill would require the NOAA Administrator to create and maintain a public database and webpage for every U.S. billion‑dollar disaster. The site would be updated at least twice a year. Each entry would list the estimated cost, disaster type, location, date or dates, and other information NOAA c…

## Related bills

- 119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-s-2823: FAMILY Act
- 119-s-2763: Keep Billionaires Out of Social Security Act
- 119-s-3869: Healthy Families Act
- 119-s-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act

## Sources
- [119-s-2775 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/2775)

## Related
- [119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5066)
- [119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3990)
- [119-s-2823: FAMILY Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2823)
- [119-s-2763: Keep Billionaires Out of Social Security Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2763)
- [119-s-3869: Healthy Families Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3869)
- [119-s-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-51)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2775 (as of 2026-09-10).