WARN Act
Latest action · Feb 6, 2025 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 6, 2025
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Cosponsors 41
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 6, 2025 to Jan 20, 2026; 20 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-FL | Anna Paulina Luna | Original | Feb 6, 2025 |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Original | Feb 6, 2025 |
| D-NH | Chris Pappas | Original | Feb 6, 2025 |
| R-PA | Daniel Meuser | Original | Feb 6, 2025 |
| D-MI | Debbie Dingell | Original | Feb 6, 2025 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Feb 6, 2025 |
| R-GU | James C. Moylan | Original | Feb 6, 2025 |
| D-FL | Jared Moskowitz | Original | Feb 6, 2025 |
| D-CO | Joe Neguse | Original | Feb 6, 2025 |
| D-CA | Josh Harder | Original | Feb 6, 2025 |
| D-CA | Kevin Mullin | Original | Feb 6, 2025 |
| R-MP | Kimberlyn King-Hinds | Original | Feb 6, 2025 |
| R-NY | Michael Lawler | Original | Feb 6, 2025 |
| R-AL | Mike Rogers | Original | Feb 6, 2025 |
| D-CA | Nanette Diaz Barragán | Original | Feb 6, 2025 |
| R-TX | Randy K. Weber, Sr. | Original | Feb 6, 2025 |
| D-MI | Rashida Tlaib | Original | Feb 6, 2025 |
| D-CA | Salud O. Carbajal | Original | Feb 6, 2025 |
| D-KS | Sharice Davids | Original | Feb 6, 2025 |
| D-LA | Troy A. Carter | Original | Feb 6, 2025 |
| R-NC | Gregory F. Murphy | Feb 11, 2025 | |
| R-KY | Harold Rogers | Feb 12, 2025 | |
| D-MI | Kristen McDonald Rivet | Feb 13, 2025 | |
| R-KS | Tracey Mann | Feb 13, 2025 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | Feb 21, 2025 | |
| D-OH | Greg Landsman | Feb 21, 2025 | |
| R-IA | Ashley Hinson | Feb 26, 2025 | |
| D-MI | Hillary J. Scholten | Feb 26, 2025 | |
| D-NY | Thomas R. Suozzi | Mar 11, 2025 | |
| R-KS | Derek Schmidt | Apr 8, 2025 | |
| D-NY | Laura Gillen | Jul 21, 2025 | |
| D-NH | Maggie Goodlander | Jul 23, 2025 | |
| D-OR | Janelle S. Bynum | Aug 5, 2025 | |
| D-VA | Eugene Simon Vindman | Sep 4, 2025 | |
| D-WA | Kim Schrier | Oct 31, 2025 | |
| D-NY | Josh Riley | Dec 15, 2025 | |
| D-PA | Dwight Evans | Dec 18, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Norma J. Torres | Dec 18, 2025 | |
| D-MD | April McClain Delaney | Jan 6, 2026 | |
| D-AL | Shomari Figures | Jan 8, 2026 | |
| D-NJ | Josh Gottheimer | Jan 20, 2026 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Referred Feb 6, 2025 |
| Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee | Referred Feb 6, 2025 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 6, 2025Introduced in House
- Feb 6, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
- Feb 6, 2025Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
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. 171, no. 25, February 6, 2025, page H557.
Printed hearings 1
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. 119-5 | EXAMINING POLICIES TO COUNTER CHINA467 pages | Financial Services Committee | Feb 25, 2025 |
CRS reports 4
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 4
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| IF12955 | Telecommunications and the 119th Congress: A Primer on Programs, Authorities, and Emerging Issues Archived | Resource | Feb 10, 2026 |
| R48363 | The Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS): Primer and Issues for Congress | Report | Jan 15, 2026 |
| IF12998 | The Emergency Alert System: Status of Current Funding for Improvements | Resource | Sep 11, 2025 |
| R48632 | National Alerts: A Primer and Selected Issues for Congress | Report | Aug 15, 2025 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 4669 | FEMA Act of 2025 | Related bill | Sep 3, 2025 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study on the effectiveness of emergency alerting systems, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- WARN Act
- Weather Alert Response and Notification Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Emergency Management.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 6, 2025Introduced 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.
