United StatesWeatherizing Infrastructure in the North and Terrorism Emergency Readiness Act of 2025
What it does
This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to develop and conduct an exercise to enhance collective domestic preparedness for and response to a terrorist attack during an extreme cold weather event (e.g., an event caused by a polar vortex when Arctic air expands southward). The scenario in the exercise must involve a terrorist attack causing cascading effects on critical infrastructure (i.e., systems and assets of vital importance to national security, public health, or safety) and must address how public and private entities can coordinate to mitigate such effects and bolster community resilience.
More detail
Within 60 days after completion of the exercise, DHS must submit to Congress an after-action report including the initial findings of the exercise, plans for incorporating lessons learned into future operations, and any proposed legislative changes.
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- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
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- Became Law
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History
- 2026
- Jul 14Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.Latest
- Jul 13Reported by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 119-744.
- Vote recorded On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass. Result: Passed.House
- Jul 13Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 648.
- Jul 13Mr. Garbarino moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Jul 13Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4394-4395)
- Jul 13DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3106.
- Jul 13At 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.
- Jul 13Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4403)
- Jul 13Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 400 - 7 (Roll no. 234). (text: CR H4394-4395)Passed House
- Jul 13Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Jun 24Subcommittee on Emergency Management and Technology Discharged
- Jun 24Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence Discharged
- Jun 24Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Jun 24Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 30 - 0.
- 2025
- May 1Referred to the Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence.
- May 1Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Management and Technology.
- Apr 30Introduced in House
- Apr 30Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.Introduced