H.R. 4482

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4482 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 4482

To impose a moratorium on closing, suspending, terminating leases of, 
ceasing construction of, consolidating, or otherwise imposing any new 
limitation on access to facilities of the National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration, and for other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

July 17, 2025

Mr. Amo (for himself, Mr. Huffman, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Davis of Illinois, 
Ms. Tlaib, Ms. Elfreth, Mr. Espaillat, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Mullin, Ms. 
Brownley, Mr. Pallone, Ms. Ansari, Mr. Smith of Washington, Ms. 
Stevens, Mr. Magaziner, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Ms. Garcia of Texas, Ms. 
Simon, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mrs. Cherfilus-McCormick, Ms. Norton, Ms. 
Plaskett, Mrs. Dingell, Mr. Neguse, Mr. Lynch, Ms. Tokuda, Mrs. Sykes, 
Mr. Panetta, Mr. Kennedy of New York, Ms. Strickland, Ms. Kaptur, Ms. 
Jacobs, Ms. Barragan, Mr. Keating, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mr. Cleaver, 
Mr. Garamendi, Ms. Castor of Florida, Ms. Ross, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, 
Mr. Stanton, Mr. Fields, Ms. Salinas, Mr. Correa, Ms. Scanlon, Mr. 
Beyer, Mr. Carbajal, Mr. Subramanyam, Ms. Bonamici, Mrs. Foushee, Mr. 
Ivey, Mr. Latimer, Mr. Tonko, Mrs. Fletcher, Ms. Titus, Mr. Takano, Mr. 
Case, Ms. Lois Frankel of Florida, Ms. Dexter, Ms. Schrier, Ms. 
McBride, Mr. Landsman, Mr. Frost, and Mr. Cohen) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural 
Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Science, Space, and 
Technology, 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

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A BILL

To impose a moratorium on closing, suspending, terminating leases of, 
ceasing construction of, consolidating, or otherwise imposing any new 
limitation on access to facilities of the National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Stop NOAA Closures Act''.

SEC. 2. MORATORIUM WITH RESPECT TO FACILITIES OF THE NATIONAL OCEANIC 
AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION.

(a) Moratorium.--
(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and 
(3), the Secretary of Commerce, the Administrator of the 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or the 
Administrator of General Services, as the case may be, may not 
close, suspend, terminate a lease of, cease construction of, 
consolidate, or otherwise impose any new limitation on access 
to a facility of the Administration.
(2) Exception for emergencies.--Paragraph (1) shall not 
apply with respect to any temporary action by the Secretary of 
Commerce, the Administrator of the National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration, or the Administrator of General 
Services, as the case may be, to close, suspend, terminate a 
lease of, cease construction of, consolidate, or otherwise 
limit access to a facility of the Administration in response to 
an emergency that poses an immediate threat to the health or 
safety of personnel of the Administration.
(3) Cessation upon report to congress.--Paragraph (1) shall 
cease to be effective on the date that is 180 days after the 
report described in paragraph (4) is submitted.
(4) Report.--Not earlier than January 21, 2029, the 
Secretary of Commerce, the Administrator of the National 
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and the Administrator 
of General Services shall jointly submit to the Committee on 
Science, Space, and Technology and the Committee on Natural 
Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report 
outlining and justifying the process for selecting any facility 
of the Administration for closure, suspension, termination of a 
lease, cessation of construction, consolidation, or other 
limitation on access to such a facility. Such report shall 
include information relating to the following:
(A) An analysis of the criteria used for such 
selection.
(B) A description of any method of cost-benefit 
analysis applied in connection with such closure, 
suspension, termination of lease, cessation of 
construction, consolidation, or other limitation, 
including any analysis that takes into account the 
following:
(i) The anticipated savings resulting from 
such closure, suspension, termination of lease, 
cessation of construction, consolidation, or 
other limitation.
(ii) The anticipated costs associated with 
replacing services lost as a result of such 
closure, suspension, termination of lease, 
cessation of construction, consolidation, or 
other limitation.
(iii) The anticipated impact on services of 
the Administration.
(iv) Such other relevant factors as the 
Secretary, the Administrator of the 
Administration, and the Administrator of 
General Services may determine.
(b) Future Closures, Suspensions, Terminations of Leases, 
Cessations of Construction, Consolidations, and Other Limitations on 
Access.--
(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (3), the Secretary of 
Commerce, the Administrator of the National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration, or the Administrator of General 
Services, as the case may be, may not close, suspend, terminate 
a lease of, cease construction of, consolidate, or otherwise 
impose any new limitation on access to a facility of the 
Administration unless the requirement of paragraph (2) is 
satisfied.
(2) Requirement.--The requirement of this paragraph is that 
not later than 30 days before a closure, suspension, 
termination of lease, cessation of construction, consolidation, 
or other limitation with respect to a facility referred to in 
paragraph (1), the Secretary of Commerce, the Administrator of 
the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and the 
Administrator of General Services jointly submit to the 
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology and the Committee 
on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
Senate a report outlining and justifying the process for 
selecting such facility for such closure, suspension, 
termination of lease, cessation of construction, consolidation, 
or other limitation. Such report shall include information in 
accordance with subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subsection (a)(4).
(3) Exception for emergencies.--Paragraph (1) shall not 
apply with respect to any temporary action by the Secretary of 
Commerce, the Administrator of the National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration, or the Administrator of General 
Services, as the case may be, to close, suspend, terminate a 
lease of, cease construction of, consolidate, or otherwise 
limit access to a facility of the Administration in response to 
an emergency that poses an immediate threat to the health or 
safety of personnel of the Administration.
(c) Effective Date.--Subsection (b) shall apply with respect to a 
closure, suspension, termination of lease, cessation of construction, 
consolidation, or other limitation referred to in paragraph (1) of such 
subsection occurring after the cessation of the moratorium under 
subsection (a).
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