National Hurricane Research Initiative Act of 2007
Latest action · Jun 26, 2008 Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMay 21, 2007
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
National Hurricane Research Initiative Act of 2007 - Requires the Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere of the Department of Commerce and the Director of the National Science Foundation (NSF) to establish a National Hurricane Research Initiative and to cooperate with other specified federal agencies to carry it out.
Requires such Initiative to set research objectives (based on a National Science Board report on the need for such Initiative) to: (1) make recommendations to the Board and to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Science Advisory Board; (2) assemble the science and engineering expertise of state or local government agencies and nongovernmental entities through a multi-agency effort focused on improving severe tropical storm forecasting capabilities, on durable and resilient infrastructure, and on mitigating impacts on coastal populations, the coastal built environment, and the natural coastal environment; and (3) make grants for hurricane research, including regarding storm internal dynamics, predicting high winds, tornadoes, and storm surge, and improving measurements of hurricanes and tropical storms through specified technologies.
Directs the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, through the National Science and Technology Council, to coordinate U.S. activities related to the Initiative as a formal program with a well-defined organizational structure and execution plan.
Directs the Under Secretary and the Director to: (1) issue a request for proposals to undertake the basic and applied research with a sufficient annual budget to accomplish the desired research results during a 10-year term; (2) establish a National Infrastructure Database; and (3) develop a National Hurricane Research Model.
Cosponsors 43
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 21, 2007 to Dec 9, 2008; 19 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Original | May 21, 2007 |
| R-LA | Bobby Jindal | Original | May 21, 2007 |
| D-LA | Charlie Melancon | Original | May 21, 2007 |
| R-FL | Connie Mack | Original | May 21, 2007 |
| D-FL | Corrine Brown | Original | May 21, 2007 |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Original | May 21, 2007 |
| D-MS | Gene Taylor | Original | May 21, 2007 |
| R-FL | Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | Original | May 21, 2007 |
| D-FL | Kendrick B. Meek | Original | May 21, 2007 |
| R-FL | Lincoln Diaz-Balart | Original | May 21, 2007 |
| R-FL | Mario Diaz-Balart | Original | May 21, 2007 |
| D-NC | Mike McIntyre | Original | May 21, 2007 |
| R-FL | Ric Keller | Original | May 21, 2007 |
| D-FL | Robert Wexler | Original | May 21, 2007 |
| D-FL | Ron Klein | Original | May 21, 2007 |
| D-TX | Solomon P. Ortiz | Original | May 21, 2007 |
| D-FL | Tim Mahoney | Original | May 21, 2007 |
| R-FL | Vern Buchanan | Original | May 21, 2007 |
| D-LA | William J. Jefferson | Original | May 21, 2007 |
| R-FL | Ander Crenshaw | May 23, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Anthony D. Weiner | May 23, 2007 | |
| D-GA | Jim Marshall | May 23, 2007 | |
| R-PR | Luis G. Fortuno | Jun 5, 2007 | |
| D-FL | Allen Boyd | Jun 6, 2007 | |
| D-TX | Al Green | Jun 13, 2007 | |
| R-FL | C. W. Bill Young | Jun 13, 2007 | |
| R-SC | Henry E. Brown, Jr. | Jun 13, 2007 | |
| R-FL | Gus M. Bilirakis | Jun 18, 2007 | |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Jun 18, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Edolphus Towns | Jul 11, 2007 | |
| D-TX | Ruben Hinojosa | Jul 11, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Jul 11, 2007 | |
| D-FL | Kathy Castor | Jul 19, 2007 | |
| D-OK | Dan Boren | Jul 23, 2007 | |
| D-TX | Nick Lampson | Jul 23, 2007 | |
| R-FL | Tom Feeney | Nov 5, 2007 | |
| D-KS | Dennis Moore | Nov 15, 2007 | |
| R-AL | Jo Bonner | Mar 11, 2008 | |
| R-MS | Charles W. "Chip" Pickering | Apr 30, 2008 | |
| D-NC | G. K. Butterfield | Jun 5, 2008 | |
| D-GU | Madeleine Z. Bordallo | Jun 19, 2008 | |
| D-LA | Donald J. Cazayoux Jr. | Jul 30, 2008 | |
| D-HI | Neil Abercrombie | Dec 9, 2008 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Science, Space, and Technology Committee | Referred May 21, 2007 |
| Energy Subcommittee | Referred May 21, 2008Hearings Jun 26, 2008 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 26, 2008Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- May 21, 2008Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment.
- May 21, 2007Introduced in House
- May 21, 2007Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1104)
- May 21, 2007Referred to the House Committee on Science and Technology.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E1104 | Alcee L. Hastings D-FL | May 21, 2007 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 2
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 110-107 | SUBCOMMITTEE HEARING ON IMPACT OF PREDATORS IN LONG-TERM CARE ON SMALL BUSINESS OPERATORS57 pages | Small Business Committee | Jul 23, 2008 |
| Serial No. 110-112 | THE STATE OF HURRICANE RESEARCH AND H.R. 2407, THE NATIONAL HURRICANE RESEARCH INITIATIVE ACT OF 2007109 pages | Science, Space, and Technology Committee | Jun 26, 2008 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 931 | National Hurricane Research Initiative Act of 2007 | Related bill | Mar 20, 2007 |
| HR 1832 | National Hurricane Research Initiative Act of 2007 | Related bill | May 9, 2007 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To establish the National Hurricane Research Initiative to improve hurricane preparedness, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- National Hurricane Research Initiative Act of 2007
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Emergency Management.
- Building construction
- Building laws
- Climate
- Coastal zone
- Computers
- Conferences
- Coral reefs
- Data banks
- Economics and Public Finance
- Ecosystem management
- Emergency communication systems
- Emergency Management
- Engineering
- Evacuation of civilians
- Federal aid to research
- Flood damage prevention
- Floods
- Government Operations and Politics
- Hurricanes
- Infrastructure
- Infrastructure (Economics)
- Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
- Meteorological research
- Oceanographic research
- Policy sciences
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Research grants
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Storms
- Technological innovations
- Urban affairs
- Urban planning
- Water Resources Development
- Wetlands
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 21, 2007Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
