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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
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[H.R. 4482 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 4482
To impose a moratorium on closing, suspending, terminating leases of,
ceasing construction of, consolidating, or otherwise imposing any new
limitation on access to facilities of the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 17, 2025
Mr. Amo (for himself, Mr. Huffman, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Davis of Illinois,
Ms. Tlaib, Ms. Elfreth, Mr. Espaillat, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Mullin, Ms.
Brownley, Mr. Pallone, Ms. Ansari, Mr. Smith of Washington, Ms.
Stevens, Mr. Magaziner, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Ms. Garcia of Texas, Ms.
Simon, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mrs. Cherfilus-McCormick, Ms. Norton, Ms.
Plaskett, Mrs. Dingell, Mr. Neguse, Mr. Lynch, Ms. Tokuda, Mrs. Sykes,
Mr. Panetta, Mr. Kennedy of New York, Ms. Strickland, Ms. Kaptur, Ms.
Jacobs, Ms. Barragan, Mr. Keating, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mr. Cleaver,
Mr. Garamendi, Ms. Castor of Florida, Ms. Ross, Mr. Johnson of Georgia,
Mr. Stanton, Mr. Fields, Ms. Salinas, Mr. Correa, Ms. Scanlon, Mr.
Beyer, Mr. Carbajal, Mr. Subramanyam, Ms. Bonamici, Mrs. Foushee, Mr.
Ivey, Mr. Latimer, Mr. Tonko, Mrs. Fletcher, Ms. Titus, Mr. Takano, Mr.
Case, Ms. Lois Frankel of Florida, Ms. Dexter, Ms. Schrier, Ms.
McBride, Mr. Landsman, Mr. Frost, and Mr. Cohen) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural
Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Science, Space, and
Technology, and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration
of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee
concerned
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A BILL
To impose a moratorium on closing, suspending, terminating leases of,
ceasing construction of, consolidating, or otherwise imposing any new
limitation on access to facilities of the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Stop NOAA Closures Act''.
SEC. 2. MORATORIUM WITH RESPECT TO FACILITIES OF THE NATIONAL OCEANIC
AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION.
(a) Moratorium.--
(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and
(3), the Secretary of Commerce, the Administrator of the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or the
Administrator of General Services, as the case may be, may not
close, suspend, terminate a lease of, cease construction of,
consolidate, or otherwise impose any new limitation on access
to a facility of the Administration.
(2) Exception for emergencies.--Paragraph (1) shall not
apply with respect to any temporary action by the Secretary of
Commerce, the Administrator of the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration, or the Administrator of General
Services, as the case may be, to close, suspend, terminate a
lease of, cease construction of, consolidate, or otherwise
limit access to a facility of the Administration in response to
an emergency that poses an immediate threat to the health or
safety of personnel of the Administration.
(3) Cessation upon report to congress.--Paragraph (1) shall
cease to be effective on the date that is 180 days after the
report described in paragraph (4) is submitted.
(4) Report.--Not earlier than January 21, 2029, the
Secretary of Commerce, the Administrator of the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and the Administrator
of General Services shall jointly submit to the Committee on
Science, Space, and Technology and the Committee on Natural
Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report
outlining and justifying the process for selecting any facility
of the Administration for closure, suspension, termination of a
lease, cessation of construction, consolidation, or other
limitation on access to such a facility. Such report shall
include information relating to the following:
(A) An analysis of the criteria used for such
selection.
(B) A description of any method of cost-benefit
analysis applied in connection with such closure,
suspension, termination of lease, cessation of
construction, consolidation, or other limitation,
including any analysis that takes into account the
following:
(i) The anticipated savings resulting from
such closure, suspension, termination of lease,
cessation of construction, consolidation, or
other limitation.
(ii) The anticipated costs associated with
replacing services lost as a result of such
closure, suspension, termination of lease,
cessation of construction, consolidation, or
other limitation.
(iii) The anticipated impact on services of
the Administration.
(iv) Such other relevant factors as the
Secretary, the Administrator of the
Administration, and the Administrator of
General Services may determine.
(b) Future Closures, Suspensions, Terminations of Leases,
Cessations of Construction, Consolidations, and Other Limitations on
Access.--
(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (3), the Secretary of
Commerce, the Administrator of the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration, or the Administrator of General
Services, as the case may be, may not close, suspend, terminate
a lease of, cease construction of, consolidate, or otherwise
impose any new limitation on access to a facility of the
Administration unless the requirement of paragraph (2) is
satisfied.
(2) Requirement.--The requirement of this paragraph is that
not later than 30 days before a closure, suspension,
termination of lease, cessation of construction, consolidation,
or other limitation with respect to a facility referred to in
paragraph (1), the Secretary of Commerce, the Administrator of
the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and the
Administrator of General Services jointly submit to the
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology and the Committee
on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the
Senate a report outlining and justifying the process for
selecting such facility for such closure, suspension,
termination of lease, cessation of construction, consolidation,
or other limitation. Such report shall include information in
accordance with subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subsection (a)(4).
(3) Exception for emergencies.--Paragraph (1) shall not
apply with respect to any temporary action by the Secretary of
Commerce, the Administrator of the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration, or the Administrator of General
Services, as the case may be, to close, suspend, terminate a
lease of, cease construction of, consolidate, or otherwise
limit access to a facility of the Administration in response to
an emergency that poses an immediate threat to the health or
safety of personnel of the Administration.
(c) Effective Date.--Subsection (b) shall apply with respect to a
closure, suspension, termination of lease, cessation of construction,
consolidation, or other limitation referred to in paragraph (1) of such
subsection occurring after the cessation of the moratorium under
subsection (a).
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
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