H.R. 3176 · Passed House · Emergency Management

To amend the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act to reauthorize the National Volcano Early Warning and Monitoring System.

Sponsor: Nicholas J. Begich III (R-AK)

What it does

• Reauthorizes the U.S. Geological Survey's National Volcano Early Warning and Monitoring System through fiscal year 2030.
• Continues a system run with NOAA that includes a monitoring network, volcano observatories, and a national data center.
• Continues the system's external research grants.

Official summary

This bill reauthorizes through FY2030 the National Volcano Early Warning and Monitoring System of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The system, implemented by the USGS in collaboration with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, includes a monitoring network, volcano observatories, a national data center, and external research grants.

Latest action

Dec 16, 2025: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Committee: Senate Energy and Natural Resources