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Hurricane, Tornado, and Related Hazards Research Act

Introduced: May 13, 2003 See on congress.gov
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May 12, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
May 12, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Research.
May 12, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment, Technology, and Standards.
May 9, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
May 7, 2003
Referred to the Committee on Science, and in addition to the Committee on 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.
May 7, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Hurricane, Tornado, and Related Hazards Research Act - Requires the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy to establish an Interagency Group to be responsible for the development and implementation of a coordinated Federal windstorm and related hazards reduction research, development, and technology transfer program (the Windstorm and Related Hazard Impact Reduction Program) based on identified public needs to achieve major measurable reductions in losses within ten years.

Requires that such program feature: (1) pertinent basic and applied research that takes into account locality-specific weather, susceptibility to natural hazards, design and construction practices, and performance of the built environment during windstorms and related hazards; (2) systematic collection of data for buildings and other structures for use in developing and deploying mitigation measures; (3) an ongoing program of information dissemination on cost-effective and affordable hazard reduction research results and hazard-resistant building construction techniques to industry, State and local governments, and the general public; and (4) improved technology for loss estimation, risk assessment, hazard identification, prediction, warnings, advanced planning, and disaster response.

Requires the Interagency Group to develop and submit to Congress a ten-year implementation plan.

Requires the Director to prepare, with other program agencies, an annual program budget.

Establishes a National Advisory Committee to review progress made under the Program, advise on any improvements, and report to Congress on actions that have been taken to advance the Nation's capability to reduce windstorm and related hazard impacts.

What's happening now May 12, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 6
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 4 Republican 5
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jul 24, 2003
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Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Jun 24, 2003
 D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · May 15, 2003
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · May 15, 2003
HILL, BARON
· May 13, 2003
 D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · May 13, 2003
 R
Moran, Jerry
Kansas · May 13, 2003
 R
Diaz-Balart, Mario
Florida · May 7, 2003
 R
Graves, Sam
Missouri · May 7, 2003
 R
Lucas, Frank D.
Oklahoma · May 7, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2020: Hurricane, Tornado, and Related Hazards Research Act. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-2020/
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"H.R. 2020: Hurricane, Tornado, and Related Hazards Research Act." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-2020/.
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H.R. 2020, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-2020/.
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