Built To Last Act of 2026
Sponsored By: Senator Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI]
Introduced
Summary
This bill would create a federal, consistent set of forward-looking meteorological information to model future extreme weather and environmental trends and then push that data into standards and building codes. It directs the National Institute of Standards and Technology to make the information public and to advise standards-developing organizations, model building-code developers, and voluntary certification programs on using those projections.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Forward-looking weather data for building codes
If enacted, this bill would require the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere to fund and guide research that produces a consistent Federal set of forward-looking long-term weather information. The Under Secretary would also provide mesoscale meteorological information to the NIST Director when appropriate or on request. The Director of NIST would be required to publish that information, identify federal and non-federal standards and model code efforts, and advise standards-developers, model building code writers, and voluntary certification bodies on using the data. NIST would carry out these duties through the Fire Research Center, the National Windstorm Impact Reduction Program, and other authorities. OSTP would set up a federal working group to identify and support related research, and the bill would define terms like "extreme weather" and let the Director (with the Under Secretary) set the meaning of "long-term." It would take effect upon enactment.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI]
WI • D
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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