# 119-s-320: National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program Reauthorization Act of 2025

119-s-320, National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program Reauthorization Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] (D-CA); status passed_senate; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-10).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-320
- Congress: 119
- Title: National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program Reauthorization Act of 2025
- Status: passed_senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-29
- Sponsor: Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Emergency Management
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-10

## Summary

**Reauthorizes and expands the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program to strengthen preparedness, retrofits, and early warning across federal, State, and Tribal governments.** It adds Tribal participation, prioritizes inventories and incentives to retrofit high‑risk buildings and lifelines, and boosts early warning, forecasting, and post‑earthquake recovery planning.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] (R-AK), 2025-01-29T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Five-year funding for quake safety: benefit, high. If enacted, this would authorize funding for 2024–2028 to strengthen earthquake research and warnings. It would authorize $8.5 million a year for the Program, $54 million a year for NIST, and $54 million a year for NSF. It would authorize $92.427 million a year for USGS, with at least $36 million e…
- Faster quake alerts and more investigations: benefit, medium. If enacted, the federal committee would work with the FCC Chair to broadcast earthquake early warnings more quickly. It would also require investigations of major earthquakes in the United States and abroad and add FEMA as a coordinating agency. These steps would aim to improve public alerts and fu…
- Stronger building standards and Tribal help: benefit, medium. If enacted, this would add Tribal governments as full partners and expand work to design, evaluate, and retrofit buildings and lifeline systems. Agencies would set and share standards, guidelines, and model code language that target reoccupancy and faster functional recovery. When funds are availab…
- Tougher quake rules for affordable housing: mixed, low. If enacted, this would change the earthquake wording in affordable housing law. It would shift from “safety” to “performance” and focus on “seismic‑related property damage” and faster post‑earthquake functional recovery time. This could push stronger rehab or retrofit goals for affordable housing p…
- Guardrails on earthquake program funds: mixed, low. If enacted, agencies would only be able to use money that Congress both authorizes and appropriates for this program. Any canceled funds would be sent back to the Treasury and used to reduce the deficit. This would not provide new money by itself.

## Related bills

- 119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-s-1462: Fix Our Forests Act
- 119-s-306: Fire Ready Nation Act of 2025
- 119-s-579: Department of Energy Quantum Leadership Act of 2025
- 119-s-5022: Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act
- 119-s-2838: Protecting Our Democracy Act

## Sources
- [119-s-320 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/320)

## Related
- [119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5066)
- [119-s-1462: Fix Our Forests Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1462)
- [119-s-306: Fire Ready Nation Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-306)
- [119-s-579: Department of Energy Quantum Leadership Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-579)
- [119-s-5022: Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5022)
- [119-s-2838: Protecting Our Democracy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2838)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-320 (as of 2026-09-10).