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FLOODS Act

Introduced: March 3, 2021 Introduced by: Wicker, Roger F. Republican · Mississippi See on congress.gov

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Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Dec 27, 2022

Became Public Law No: 117-316.

Dec 27, 2022

Signed by President.

Dec 23, 2022

Presented to President.

Dec 14, 2022

Pursuant to section 5 of H. Res. 1518, and the motion offered by Mr. Hoyer, the following bills passed under suspension of the rules: H.R. 1082, as amended; H.R. 5349; H.R. 6218; H.R. 6220; H.R. 6221; H.R. 6611, as amended; H.R. 6630; H.R. 6725; H.R. 7077, agreed to Senate amendment; H.R. 7832; H.R. 8665; S. 558; and S. 789. S. 558; and S. 789. (consideration: CR H9803-9810; text: CR H9805-9809)

Dec 14, 2022

Passed/agreed to in House: Pursuant to section 5 of H. Res. 1518, and the motion offered by Mr. Hoyer, the following bills passed under suspension of the rules: H.R. 1082, as amended; H.R. 5349; H.R. 6218; H.R. 6220; H.R. 6221; H.R. 6611, as amended; H.R. 6630; H.R. 6725; H.R. 7077, agreed to Senate amendment; H.R. 7832; H.R. 8665; S. 558; and S. 789. S. 558; and S. 789.

Dec 14, 2022

Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1518, proceedings on S. 558 are considered vacated.

Dec 12, 2022

At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.

Dec 12, 2022

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 558.

Dec 12, 2022

Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H9653, H9656-9658; text: CR H9653-9656)

Dec 12, 2022

Mr. Beyer moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.

Oct 1, 2021

Held at the desk.

Oct 1, 2021

Received in the House.

Oct 1, 2021

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Sep 30, 2021

Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S6857-6860)

Sep 30, 2021

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S6857-6860)

Sep 30, 2021

Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S6856-6860)

Sep 30, 2021

Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation discharged by Unanimous Consent.

Apr 28, 2021

Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

Mar 3, 2021

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Mar 3, 2021

Introduced in Senate

Amendments to this bill 1

Amendments propose changes to this bill. Members vote on amendments separately before the final bill vote. An agreed amendment becomes part of the bill; a failed amendment does not.

1 agreed to

Amendment	Sponsor	Purpose	Status	Latest action
SAMDT 3,840	Wicker, Roger F.	In the nature of a substitute.	Agreed to	Sep 30, 2021

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Flood Level Observation, Operations, and Decision Support Act or the FLOODS Act

This act addresses forecasting and the communication of flood, tornado, and hurricane events by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

For example, the act directs NOAA to establish a National Integrated Flood Information System to inform and provide for timely decisions to reduce flood-related effects and costs.

NOAA must also establish partnerships with institutions of higher education and federal agencies to improve total water predictions. In addition, NOAA must (1) evaluate and improve flash flood watches and warnings, (2) estimate and communicate the frequency of precipitation, and (3) identify gaps in the availability of snow-related data to assess and predict floods and flood impacts.

Further, NOAA must ensure 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 (i.e., a network of certain weather observing stations).

In addition, the National Weather Service must designate a service coordination hydrologist at each of its River Forecast Centers to increase impact-based decision support services at the state and local level.

Finally, the act establishes an Interagency Committee on Water Management and Infrastructure to ensure that federal agencies that engage in water-related matters work together where such agencies have joint or overlapping responsibilities.

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Became Public Law No: 117-316.

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