Fixing Gaps in Hurricane Preparedness Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 4563 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4563 To require the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to carry out research and development to improve the understanding of how the public receives, interprets, and responds to and values hurricane forecasts and warnings, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 21, 2025 Mr. Frost (for himself and Mr. Webster of Florida) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To require the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to carry out research and development to improve the understanding of how the public receives, interprets, and responds to and values hurricane forecasts and warnings, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Fixing Gaps in Hurricane Preparedness Act''. SEC. 2. HURRICANE SOCIAL, BEHAVIORAL, AND ECONOMIC SCIENCES. (a) In General.--The Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (in this section referred to as the ``Administrator''), in consultation with the Director of the National Science Foundation, shall carry out research and development to improve the understanding of how the public receives, interprets, and responds to and values hurricane forecasts and warnings. (b) Research and Development.--In conducting the research and development in accordance with subsection (a), the Administrator shall-- (1) conduct a comprehensive review of what is known about how the public receives, interprets, and responds to and makes decisions regarding hurricane forecasts and warnings, includin