National Landslide Preparedness Act
Latest action · Jan 5, 2021 Became Public Law No: 116-323.
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.
- IntroducedNov 24, 2020
- Passed HouseDec 3, 2020
- Passed SenateDec 16, 2020
- To the PresidentDec 24, 2020
- Became lawJan 5, 2021Public Law 116-323
Summary
National Landslide Preparedness Act
This bill directs the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to establish a National Landslide Hazards Reduction Program to identify and understand landslide hazards and risks, reduce losses from landslides, protect communities at risk of landslide hazards, and help improve communication and emergency preparedness.
The USGS shall, among other things
- develop and publish a national strategy for landslide hazards, risk reduction, and response in the United States (including territories);
- develop and maintain a publicly accessible national landslide hazard and risk inventory database;
- expand the early warning system for debris flow; and
- establish emergency response procedures for the rapid deployment of federal scientists, equipment, and services to areas impacted by a significant landslide event.
The USGS may provide grants to research, map, assess, and collect data on landslide hazards.
The National Science Foundation may provide grants to eligible entities for landslide research.
The USGS (1) shall advance the identification, mapping, research, and monitoring of subsidence and groundwater resource accounting, particularly in areas affected by drought; (2) shall establish the 3D Elevation Program and the 3D Elevation Federal Interagency Coordinating Committee; and (3) may make grants and enter into cooperative agreements to facilitate the improvement of nationwide coverage of 3D elevation data.
Cosponsors 6
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 24, 2020 to Dec 2, 2020; 5 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Original | Nov 24, 2020 |
| D-WA | Denny Heck | Original | Nov 24, 2020 |
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | Original | Nov 24, 2020 |
| D-PA | Matt Cartwright | Original | Nov 24, 2020 |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | Original | Nov 24, 2020 |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Dec 2, 2020 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Natural Resources Committee | Referred Nov 24, 2020 |
| House | Science, Space, and Technology Committee | Referred Nov 24, 2020 |
Actions 13
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 5, 2021Signed by President.
- Jan 5, 2021Became Public Law No: 116-323.
- Dec 24, 2020Presented to President.
- Dec 17, 2020Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Dec 16, 2020Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7556)
In the Congressional Record 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S7556 | Jerry Moran R-KS | Dec 16, 2020 |
| House | Debate and remarks H6128–H6131Text printed H6128–H6131 | Ed Case D-HI, Rob Bishop R-UT, Suzan K. DelBene D-WA | Dec 3, 2020 |
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 166, no. 199, November 24, 2020, page H6019.
CRS reports 9
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
About this bill 2
Products that name it in their title: its number, its law number or one of its short titles.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| IF13077 | National Landslide Preparedness Act and the Status of Landslide Risk Reduction | Resource | May 14, 2026 |
| IN11008 | Enactment of the National Landslide Preparedness Act (P.L. 116-323) Archived | Insight | Jan 12, 2021 |
Also cite it 7
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R47588 | Landslides: Federal Role in Research, Assessment, and Response | Report | May 29, 2026 |
| IF13058 | The USGS Earth Mapping Resources Initiative | Resource | Dec 4, 2025 |
| IF12698 | Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025 (H.R. 3816 and H.R. 5089) | Resource | Aug 8, 2025 |
| IF13079 | The 3D Elevation Program (3DEP) and Its Role in Mapping Hazards and Resources | Resource | Aug 6, 2025 |
| R48005 | Critical Mineral Resources: The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Role in Research and Analysis | Report | Feb 21, 2025 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 529 | National Landslide Preparedness Act | Related bill | Aug 7, 2020 |
| HR 1261 | National Landslide Preparedness Act | Related bill | Jun 4, 2019 |
Titles 6
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To establish a national program to identify and reduce losses from landslide hazards, to establish a national 3D Elevation Program, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Passed Senate
- National Landslide Preparedness Act
- Short Titles as Enacted
- National Landslide Preparedness Act
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- National Landslide Preparedness Act
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- National Landslide Preparedness Act
- Short Titles from ENR (Enrolled) bill text
- National Landslide Preparedness Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Emergency Management.
- Advisory bodies
- American Samoa
- Caribbean area
- Congressional oversight
- Department of the Interior
- Disaster relief and insurance
- Earth sciences
- Emergency communications systems
- Emergency Management
- Emergency planning and evacuation
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Fires
- Floods and storm protection
- Forests, forestry, trees
- Geography and mapping
- Government information and archives
- Guam
- Marshall Islands
- Northern Mariana Islands
- Palau
- Puerto Rico
- U.S. territories and protectorates
- Virgin Islands
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Dec 7, 2020Received in Senate
- Dec 3, 2020Engrossed in House
- Nov 24, 2020Introduced 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.
