HR 5855119th CongressIn Committee

Measuring the Cost of Disasters Act of 2025

Introduced: Oct 28, 2025

Sponsor: Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-Colorado)

Environment & Climate

Standard Summary

Comprehensive overview in 1-2 paragraphs

The Measuring the Cost of Disasters Act of 2025 mandates NOAA to establish and maintain a publicly accessible database tracking billion-dollar disasters in the United States, requiring biannual updates with detailed cost estimates, disaster types, locations, dates, and visual mapping features to restore transparency after the removal of the prior database in May 2025.

Key Points

1Requires NOAA to create and update a public database for billion-dollar disasters at least twice yearly with comprehensive cost and impact details.
2Mandates inclusion of visual graphs and mapping features showing disaster trajectories and distributions identical to the pre-2025 NOAA database format.
3Defines billion-dollar disasters as storms or severe weather events causing $1 billion or more in combined direct and market costs.

Impact Areas

General public accessing disaster cost transparencyNOAA staff managing database maintenance and updatesClimate researchers and policymakers analyzing disaster trendsFederal and state emergency management agencies

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