Weatherizing Infrastructure in the North and Terrorism Emergency Readiness Act of 2025
Sponsored By: Representative Kennedy (NY)
Introduced
Summary
Prepare for terrorist attacks that cascade through critical infrastructure during extreme cold. This bill would require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop and carry out a terrorism response exercise centered on an extreme cold event with cascading effects to test preparedness, information sharing, and resilience.
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- Families and communities in cold regions would see an analysis and testing of measures to bolster community resilience after attacks that disrupt critical services.
- Emergency managers and State, local, Tribal, and territorial officials would have their mitigation and coordination plans tested against cascading infrastructure failures.
- Private sector and community stakeholders would be required to coordinate with DHS in the exercise to analyze mitigation roles and resilience steps.
- The Secretary must submit an after-action report to the House and Senate homeland security committees within 60 days with initial findings, plans to incorporate lessons into DHS operations, and any proposed legislative changes.
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Cold-weather terrorism drills to protect communities
If enacted, the Department of Homeland Security would develop and run a terrorism-response exercise that includes an extreme cold event, such as a polar vortex. The drill would test cascading failures of critical infrastructure and impacts on access to services like power and heating. It would require coordination with federal, state, local, Tribal, territorial, private sector, and community partners. Within 60 days after the exercise ends, DHS would send Congress an after-action report with initial findings, planned changes to DHS operations, and any proposed legislative fixes, consistent with protecting classified information.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Kennedy (NY)
NY • D
Cosponsors
Thompson (MS)
MS • D
Sponsored 4/30/2025
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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