To require the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to administer the Next Generation Warning System grant program and disburse obligated funds under such program, and for other purposes.
Sponsored By: Representative Kennedy (NY)
In Committee
Summary
Centralize FEMA administration of the Next Generation Warning System grant program. The bill would require FEMA to assume the program, disburse all FY2022 obligated funds within 180 days, and begin awarding grants using later appropriations for FY2023 and FY2024.
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- Communities and local emergency managers could get faster access to funds because the bill would require disbursing obligated FY2022 funds within 180 days and starting awards from later appropriations.
- Emergency managers and critical infrastructure owners would benefit from a focused research and development effort to improve accessibility, resiliency, and security of warning systems over a one-year timeline, with a report to congressional homeland security committees within two years.
- Federal coordination and oversight would be clarified by placing administration with FEMA's Administrator and defining the Secretary as the Homeland Security Secretary acting through the Under Secretary for Science and Technology to lead interagency and infrastructure coordination.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
FEMA to administer warning grants
This bill would require the FEMA Administrator to run the Next Generation Warning System grant program. It would require FEMA to disburse all FY2022 funds that are obligated as of enactment within 180 days. It would require FEMA to begin awarding grants using funds made available for FY2023 and FY2024. State, local, Tribal, and territorial governments and critical infrastructure operators would be the main grant recipients. Households would benefit indirectly from improved emergency warning capabilities.
Homeland Security research on warnings
This bill would require the Secretary of Homeland Security to carry out research and development to improve emergency warning systems. The Secretary would act through the Under Secretary for Science and Technology and consult other federal, state, local, Tribal, and territorial partners. The research would focus on accessibility, resiliency, and security. The research would have to begin within one year of enactment. The Secretary would report the R&D activities to the House and Senate homeland security committees within two years. Households could see clearer and more reliable warnings over time.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Kennedy (NY)
NY • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ-8]
NJ • D
Sponsored 11/20/2025
Barragan
CA • D
Sponsored 11/20/2025
Rep. McClain Delaney, April [D-MD-6]
MD • D
Sponsored 11/20/2025
Rescom. Hernández, Pablo Jose [D-PR-At Large]
PR • D
Sponsored 11/21/2025
Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10]
NY • D
Sponsored 11/21/2025
Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8]
IL • D
Sponsored 11/21/2025
Rep. Magaziner, Seth [D-RI-2]
RI • D
Sponsored 12/17/2025
Roll Call Votes
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