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S 1626 Passed a chamber

Reauthorizes the National Landslide Preparedness Act through fiscal year 2030, raises its authorized funding, and directs the U.S. Geological Survey to build a new national water observing system.

Official title: National Landslide Preparedness Act Reauthorization Act of 2025

Next stop House: awaiting action
Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions
House
Received 07-JAN-2026
Senate
Introduced 06-MAY-2025
Referred 06-MAY-2025
Approved by committee 21-MAY-2025
Reported 03-NOV-2025
On the calendar 03-NOV-2025
Passed 05-JAN-2026
Key points
  • Extends the National Landslide Preparedness Act through 2030 and raises its authorized funding from $25 million to $35 million, with at least $10 million for landslide early warning systems.
  • Adds atmospheric river flooding and extreme precipitation events to landslide hazard assessments, hazard databases, and emergency response activities.
  • Names Indian tribes, Tribal organizations, and Native Hawaiian organizations as partners in landslide research, planning, grants, and emergency management.
  • Establishes a Next Generation Water Observing System within the U.S. Geological Survey, authorized at $30 million for fiscal year 2026, and sets priority regions for streamgages and groundwater monitoring.
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Committee referrals (1) Policy area

Emergency Management

Sponsor Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) Cosponsors · 1
■ 1 D
1 Democrat