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Protect Americans from Climate Disasters Act

In committee: it can still change before the session ends.

US HR 5002 · House Bill · 119th Congress

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Stage
In committee
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House
Sponsors
13
Latest action
Aug 19, 2025

What it does

The Protect Americans from Climate Disasters Act would require the Secretary of Commerce to fully staff the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), including the National Weather Service, within 30 days of enactment using previously appropriated funds, and to reinstate any NOAA employees involuntarily terminated between January 20, 2025, and the date of enactment who choose to return. It would also mandate the immediate reinstatement of specific NOAA data programs—including the Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters product, the Marine Environmental Buoy Database, and the Global Ocean Currents Database—and appropriate $6.756 billion for NOAA’s fiscal year 2026…

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Where it stands

  1. Introduced (Done)

    Aug 19, 2025

  2. Committee (Current step)

    In committee · Aug 19, 2025

  3. Floor (Not started)

  4. Law (Not started)

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Who is involved

Sponsors

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Where it goes next

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