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FLOODS Act

USA116th CongressHR-8882| House 
| Updated: 12/7/2020
Mikie Sherrill

Mikie Sherrill

Democratic Representative

New Jersey

Cosponsors (8)
Trent Kelly (Republican)Gregory F. Murphy (Republican)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Gus M. Bilirakis (Republican)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Sharice Davids (Democratic)Randy K. Sr. Weber (Republican)Brian Babin (Republican)

Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee, Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee, Science, Space, and Technology Committee, Natural Resources Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Flood Level Observation, Operations, and Decision Support Act or the FLOODS Act This bill addresses forecasting and the communication of flood, tornado, and hurricane events by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Among other provisions, the bill directs NOAA to establish a National Integrated Flood Information System to better inform and provide for more timely decision-making to reduce flood-related effects and costs; establishes partnerships with institutions of higher education and federal agencies to improve total water predictions; designates a service coordination hydrologist at each National Weather Service River Forecast Center to increase impact-based decision support services at the state and local level; requires NOAA to evaluate and improve flood watches and warnings and communication of information to support preparation and responses to floods; ensures that the tornado warning improvement and extension program periodically examines the value of incorporating innovative observations, such as acoustic or infrasonic measurements, observations from phased array radars, and observations from mesonets; requires NOAA to estimate and communicate the frequency of precipitation; establishes an Interagency Coordinating Committee on Water Management to ensure that federal agencies that engage in water-related matters, including water storage and supplies, water quality and restoration activities, water infrastructure, transportation on rivers and inland waterways, and water forecasting, work together where such agencies have joint or overlapping responsibilities; and directs NOAA to conduct an analysis of gaps in the availability of snow-related data to assess and predict floods and flood impacts.
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Timeline
Nov 17, 2020

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 116-4462
Held at the desk.
Dec 4, 2020
Introduced in House
Dec 4, 2020
Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, 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.
Dec 7, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Dec 7, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
  • November 17, 2020

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 116-4462
    Held at the desk.


  • December 4, 2020
    Introduced in House


  • December 4, 2020
    Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, 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.


  • December 7, 2020
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.


  • December 7, 2020
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.

Public Lands and Natural Resources

Related Bills

  • S 116-4462: FLOODS Act
Atmospheric science and weatherCongressional oversightDepartment of CommerceEmergency planning and evacuationExecutive agency funding and structureFloods and storm protectionGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsHigher educationHydrology and hydrographyLakes and riversMarine and coastal resources, fisheriesMarine and inland water transportationNatural disastersResearch administration and fundingStudent aid and college costsWater qualityWater storageWater use and supply

FLOODS Act

USA116th CongressHR-8882| House 
| Updated: 12/7/2020
Flood Level Observation, Operations, and Decision Support Act or the FLOODS Act This bill addresses forecasting and the communication of flood, tornado, and hurricane events by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Among other provisions, the bill directs NOAA to establish a National Integrated Flood Information System to better inform and provide for more timely decision-making to reduce flood-related effects and costs; establishes partnerships with institutions of higher education and federal agencies to improve total water predictions; designates a service coordination hydrologist at each National Weather Service River Forecast Center to increase impact-based decision support services at the state and local level; requires NOAA to evaluate and improve flood watches and warnings and communication of information to support preparation and responses to floods; ensures that the tornado warning improvement and extension program periodically examines the value of incorporating innovative observations, such as acoustic or infrasonic measurements, observations from phased array radars, and observations from mesonets; requires NOAA to estimate and communicate the frequency of precipitation; establishes an Interagency Coordinating Committee on Water Management to ensure that federal agencies that engage in water-related matters, including water storage and supplies, water quality and restoration activities, water infrastructure, transportation on rivers and inland waterways, and water forecasting, work together where such agencies have joint or overlapping responsibilities; and directs NOAA to conduct an analysis of gaps in the availability of snow-related data to assess and predict floods and flood impacts.
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Timeline
Nov 17, 2020

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 116-4462
Held at the desk.
Dec 4, 2020
Introduced in House
Dec 4, 2020
Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, 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.
Dec 7, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Dec 7, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
  • November 17, 2020

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 116-4462
    Held at the desk.


  • December 4, 2020
    Introduced in House


  • December 4, 2020
    Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, 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.


  • December 7, 2020
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.


  • December 7, 2020
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Mikie Sherrill

Mikie Sherrill

Democratic Representative

New Jersey

Cosponsors (8)
Trent Kelly (Republican)Gregory F. Murphy (Republican)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Gus M. Bilirakis (Republican)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Sharice Davids (Democratic)Randy K. Sr. Weber (Republican)Brian Babin (Republican)

Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee, Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee, Science, Space, and Technology Committee, Natural Resources Committee

Public Lands and Natural Resources

Related Bills

  • S 116-4462: FLOODS Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Atmospheric science and weatherCongressional oversightDepartment of CommerceEmergency planning and evacuationExecutive agency funding and structureFloods and storm protectionGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsHigher educationHydrology and hydrographyLakes and riversMarine and coastal resources, fisheriesMarine and inland water transportationNatural disastersResearch administration and fundingStudent aid and college costsWater qualityWater storageWater use and supply