Tsunami Warning, Education, and Research Act of 2015
Reauthorizes the Tsunami Warning and Education Act through FY2017.
Consolidates separate tsunami warning systems for the Pacific and Arctic Oceans and for the Atlantic Ocean into a single warning system. Requires the system to support international tsunami forecasting and warning efforts.
Requires the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to support or maintain tsunami warning centers to support the national warning system and develop uniform operational procedures for the centers.
Requires warning centers to utilize a range of models to predict tsunami arrival times and flooding estimates, and maintain a fail-safe warning capability and an ability to perform back-up duties for each other.
Requires the National Weather Service to coordinate with the centers.
Modifies the tsunami hazard mitigation program to provide for: (1) technical and financial assistance; (2) activities to support the development of regional hazard and risk assessments; and (3) dissemination of guidelines and standards for community planning, education, and training products, programs, and tools.
Expands the tsunami research program, including by: (1) requiring the program to develop the technical basis for validation of tsunami maps, models, and forecasts; and (2) authorizing NOAA to develop a pilot project for near-field tsunami forecast development for the west coast's Cascadia region.
Removes a requirement that NOAA operate an International Tsunami Information Center to improve preparedness for Pacific Ocean nations.
Directs NOAA to: (1) designate an existing working group to serve as the Tsunami Science and Technology Advisory Panel to provide advice on matters regarding tsunami science, technology, and regional preparedness; and (2) convene a coordinating committee to assist in the national tsunami hazard mitigation program.
| Action Date | Type | Text | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-12-13 | President | Became Public Law No: 114-255. | House floor actions |
| 2016-12-13 | President | Signed by President. | House floor actions |
| 2016-12-08 | Floor | Presented to President. | House floor actions |
| 2016-12-07 | Floor | Message on Senate action sent to the House. | Senate |
| 2016-12-07 | Vote | Senate agreed to the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 34 by Yea-Nay Vote. 94 - 5. Record Vote Number: 157. | Senate |
| 2016-12-07 | Floor | Considered by Senate (Message from the House considered). (consideration: CR S6769-6795) | Senate |
| 2016-12-06 | Floor | Considered by Senate (Message from the House considered). (consideration: CR S6719-6730) | Senate |
| 2016-12-05 | Floor | Pursuant to the provisions of H. Con. Res. 174, enrollment corrections on H.R. 34 have been made. | House floor actions |
| 2016-12-05 | Floor | Motion by Senator McConnell to refer to Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions fell when cloture was invoked on the motion to concur in the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 34 in Senate. | Senate |
| 2016-12-05 | Vote | Cloture on the motion to concur in the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 34 invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 85 - 13. Record Vote Number: 156. (consideration: CR S6697; text: CR S6697) | Senate |
| 2016-12-05 | Floor | Considered by Senate (Message from the House considered). (consideration: CR S6686-6696, S6697-6699) | Senate |
| 2016-12-01 | Floor | Motion by Senator McConnell to refer to Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions the House message to accompany H.R. 34 with instructions to report back forthwith with the following amendment (SA 5119) made in Senate. (consideration: CR S6646) | Senate |
| 2016-12-01 | Floor | Motion by Senator McConnell to concur in the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 34 with an amendment (SA 5117) made in Senate. (consideration: S6646) | Senate |
| 2016-12-01 | Floor | Cloture motion on the motion to concur in the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 34 presented in Senate. (consideration: S6645; text: CR S6645) | Senate |
| 2016-12-01 | Floor | Motion by Senator McConnell to concur in the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 34 made in Senate. (consideration: S6645) | Senate |
| 2016-12-01 | Floor | Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: S6645-6646, S6646-6649, S6650-6658) | Senate |
| 2016-12-01 | Floor | Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendment to Senate amendment. | Senate |
| 2016-11-30 | ResolvingDifferences | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | House floor actions |
| 2016-11-30 | Vote | On motion that the House agree with an amendment to the Agreed to by recorded vote: 392 - 26 (Roll no. 592). | House floor actions |
| 2016-11-30 | Floor | POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 34, the Chair put the question on agreeing to the Senate amendment with an amendment and by voice vote, announced that the yeas had prevailed. Mr. McDermott demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced. | House floor actions |
| 2016-11-30 | ResolvingDifferences | The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule. (consideration: CR H7006) | House floor actions |
| 2016-11-30 | Floor | DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 934, the House proceeded with 80 minutes of debate on the motion to concur in the Senate amendment to H.R. 34, with an amendment. | House floor actions |
| 2016-11-30 | ResolvingDifferences | Mr. Upton moved that the House agree with an amendment to the Senate amendment. | House floor actions |
| 2016-11-30 | Floor | ORDER OF PROCEDURE - Mr. Upton asked unanimous consent that the question of adopting a motion to concur in the Senate amendment to H.R. 34 with an amendment be subject to postponement as though under clause 8 of rule 20. Agreed to without objection. (consideration: CR H6894-7006; H7046-7047) | House floor actions |
| 2016-11-29 | Floor | Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 934 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 34 and H.R. 6392. Providing for consideration for the Senate amendment to H.R. 34 and for consideration of H.R. 6392. | House floor actions |
| 2015-11-30 | Floor | Star Print ordered on the errata sheet. | Senate |
| 2015-10-07 | Floor | Message on Senate action sent to the House. | Senate |
| 2015-10-06 | Floor | Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. | Senate |
| 2015-10-06 | Floor | The committee substitute as amended agreed to by Unanimous Consent. (text of committee substitute as amended: CR S7167-7171) | Senate |
| 2015-10-06 | Floor | Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S7167-7171) | Senate |
| 2015-09-22 | Floor | An errata sheet on written report No. 114-146 was printed. | Senate |
| 2015-09-22 | Calendars | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 237. | Senate |
| 2015-09-22 | Committee | Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Thune with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 114-146. | Senate |
| 2015-02-26 | Committee | Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. | Senate |
| 2015-01-08 | IntroReferral | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. | Senate |
| 2015-01-07 | Floor | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | House floor actions |
| 2015-01-07 | Floor | On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H87-90) | House floor actions |
| 2015-01-07 | Floor | DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 34. | House floor actions |
| 2015-01-07 | Floor | Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H87-92) | House floor actions |
| 2015-01-07 | Floor | Mr. Smith (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. | House floor actions |
| 2015-01-06 | IntroReferral | Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. | House floor actions |
| 2015-01-06 | IntroReferral | Introduced in House | Library of Congress |