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S 4974 118th Congress Senate Emergency Management Advisory bodies Earth sciences Emergency communications systems Emergency planning and evacuation Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Higher education Intergovernmental relations Natural disasters State and local government operations

A bill to amend the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act to reauthorize the National Volcano Early Warning and Monitoring System, and for other purposes.

Introduced: August 1, 2024 Introduced by: Murkowski, Lisa Republican · Alaska See on congress.gov
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Became law
Dec 20, 2024
Held at the desk.
Dec 20, 2024
Received in the House.
Dec 20, 2024
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Dec 19, 2024
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7218; text: CR S7218)
Dec 19, 2024
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Nov 21, 2024
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 635.
Nov 21, 2024
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Manchin without amendment. Without written report.
Nov 19, 2024
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Aug 1, 2024
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Aug 1, 2024
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill reauthorizes through FY2033 the National Volcano Early Warning and Monitoring System. (The system, operated by the U.S. Geological Survey [USGS], monitors volcanoes in the United States to improve hazard forecasts and reduce risk to communities within their reach.)

The bill also establishes an implementation committee to provide the USGS with recommendations, implementation steps, and performance standards for the system. The committee must include representatives from state partners, institutions of higher education, and U.S. volcano observatories.

Further, the bill requires the USGS to update its management plan for the system at least every five years, and to include any new or existing cooperative agreements in the plan. 

Finally, the bill adds the Forest Service as a coordinating agency for the system.

What's happening now December 20, 2024

Held at the desk.

 Bill text 3 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Republican 1
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Sullivan, Dan
Alaska · Sep 18, 2024
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Cantwell, Maria
Washington · Aug 1, 2024
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Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Aug 1, 2024
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4974: A bill to amend the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act to reauthorize the National Volcano Early Warning and Monitoring System, and for other purposes.. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-4974/
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"S. 4974: A bill to amend the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act to reauthorize the National Volcano Early Warning and Monitoring System, and for other purposes.." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-4974/.
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S. 4974, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-4974/.
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