Stop NOAA Closures Act
Sponsored By: Representative Amo, Gabe [D-RI-1]
In Committee
Summary
A moratorium on closing or limiting NOAA facilities would bar the Commerce Secretary, the NOAA Administrator, and the General Services Administrator from closing, suspending, terminating leases of, stopping construction on, consolidating, or otherwise restricting access to NOAA facilities, with narrow emergency and reporting-based exceptions.
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- Families and local users: Keeps local access to NOAA facilities and the services they provide while the moratorium is in place, preserving community access until agencies complete required reviews.
- NOAA staff and contractors: Limits the agency's ability to move, consolidate, or end facility operations except for temporary actions needed to address immediate health or safety threats.
- Federal agencies and congressional oversight: Requires a jointly prepared report that explains the selection process and cost-benefit analysis for any closure or consolidation and ties future actions to that reporting and specified notice requirements.
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Analyzed Economic Effects
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Pause on closing NOAA facilities
If enacted, this bill would pause most new closures or limits on NOAA facilities. The pause would start at enactment and end 180 days after a required joint report is sent to Congress. That report could not be submitted before January 21, 2029. After the pause, Commerce, NOAA, and GSA would need to give at least 30 days’ notice and a report before any closure, consolidation, or access limit. Temporary steps to handle an immediate health or safety threat to personnel would still be allowed. Reports would explain the selection process and include savings, replacement costs, service impacts, and other factors.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Amo, Gabe [D-RI-1]
RI • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2]
CA • D
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Lofgren
CA • D
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Davis (IL)
IL • D
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Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12]
MI • D
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Elfreth
MD • D
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Espaillat
NY • D
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Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7]
NY • D
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Mullin
CA • D
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Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26]
CA • D
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Pallone
NJ • D
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Rep. Ansari, Yassamin [D-AZ-3]
AZ • D
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Smith (WA)
WA • D
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Rep. Stevens, Haley M. [D-MI-11]
MI • D
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Rep. Magaziner, Seth [D-RI-2]
RI • D
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Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8]
IL • D
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Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29]
TX • D
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Simon
CA • D
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Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12]
NJ • D
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Cherfilus-McCormick
FL • D
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Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
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Del. Plaskett, Stacey E. [D-VI-At Large]
VI • D
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Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6]
MI • D
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Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]
CO • D
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Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8]
MA • D
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Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2]
HI • D
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Rep. Sykes, Emilia Strong [D-OH-13]
OH • D
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Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19]
CA • D
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Kennedy (NY)
NY • D
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Rep. Strickland, Marilyn [D-WA-10]
WA • D
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Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9]
OH • D
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Rep. Jacobs, Sara [D-CA-51]
CA • D
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Barragan
CA • D
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Keating
MA • D
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Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25]
FL • D
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Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5]
MO • D
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Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8]
CA • D
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Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14]
FL • D
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Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2]
NC • D
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Johnson (GA)
GA • D
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Rep. Stanton, Greg [D-AZ-4]
AZ • D
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Rep. Fields, Cleo [D-LA-6]
LA • D
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Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6]
OR • D
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Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46]
CA • D
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Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5]
PA • D
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Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8]
VA • D
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Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24]
CA • D
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Rep. Subramanyam, Suhas [D-VA-10]
VA • D
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Bonamici
OR • D
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Rep. Foushee, Valerie P. [D-NC-4]
NC • D
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Ivey
MD • D
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Rep. Latimer, George [D-NY-16]
NY • D
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Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20]
NY • D
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Fletcher
TX • D
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Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1]
NV • D
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Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39]
CA • D
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Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1]
HI • D
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Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22]
FL • D
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Rep. Dexter, Maxine [D-OR-3]
OR • D
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Schrier
WA • D
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McBride
DE • D
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Rep. Landsman, Greg [D-OH-1]
OH • D
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Rep. Frost, Maxwell [D-FL-10]
FL • D
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Cohen
TN • D
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Rep. McClain Delaney, April [D-MD-6]
MD • D
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Rep. Pettersen, Brittany [D-CO-7]
CO • D
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Costa
CA • D
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Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9]
NY • D
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Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7]
WA • D
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Randall
WA • D
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Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1]
CT • D
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Rep. Bell, Wesley [D-MO-1]
MO • D
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Friedman
CA • D
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Rep. Sorensen, Eric [D-IL-17]
IL • D
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Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28]
CA • D
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Rep. Balint, Becca [D-VT-At Large]
VT • D
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Rep. Torres, Ritchie [D-NY-15]
NY • D
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Rep. Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2]
LA • D
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Schakowsky
IL • D
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Rep. McIver, LaMonica [D-NJ-10]
NJ • D
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Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3]
PA • D
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Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52]
CA • D
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Rescom. Hernández, Pablo Jose [D-PR-At Large]
PR • D
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Rep. Walkinshaw, James R. [D-VA-11]
VA • D
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