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To ensure the uninterrupted storage of data sets of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill restricts the Secretary of Commerce's ability to cancel contracts with cloud service providers for storing National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration data sets. Before canceling such a contract, the Secretary must develop a plan for uninterrupted storage that includes transition to another cloud service provider and must collaborate with the NOAA Administrator to ensure continuous protection of the data. The bill applies to all data sets stored by NOAA with cloud service providers.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Elfreth, Sarah [D-MD-3] (D-MD)
17 cosponsors
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC)
- Rep. Begich, Nicholas J. [R-AK-At Large] (R-AK)
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR)
- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA)
- Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] (D-FL)
- Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] (D-PA)
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA)
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA)
- Rep. Kiggans, Jennifer A. [R-VA-2] (R-VA)
- Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] (D-IL)
- Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49] (D-CA)
- Rep. Magaziner, Seth [D-RI-2] (D-RI)
- Rep. McClain Delaney, April [D-MD-6] (D-MD)
- Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] (D-CA)
- Rep. Sorensen, Eric [D-IL-17] (D-IL)
- Rep. Whitesides, George [D-CA-27] (D-CA)
- Rescom. Hernández, Pablo Jose [D-PR-At Large] (D-PR)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Sarah Elfreth’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- NAI MICHAEL $16,450
- CI RENEWABLES $11,100
- HASI $10,600
- BUCH CONSTRUCTION $10,000
- SHALOM TIKVAH $9,900
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Actions (2)
- Nov 20, 2025 Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. · house
- Nov 20, 2025 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
November 20, 2025
Ms. Elfreth (for herself, Mr. Begich, Ms. Bonamici, Ms. Brownley, Ms. Castor of Florida, Ms. Dean of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Kiggans of Virginia, Ms. Norton, Mr. Magaziner, and Mr. Whitesides) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To ensure the uninterrupted storage of data sets of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 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 cited as the “NOAA Data Preservation Act”.
SEC. 2. UNINTERRUPTED STORAGE OF DATA SETS OF THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION.
(a) In General.—The Secretary of Commerce may not cancel a contract with a cloud service provider for the storage of a data set of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration unless the Secretary satisfies the conditions described in subsection (b).
(b) Conditions Described.—The conditions described in this subsection are the following:
(1) Development of a plan for the uninterrupted storage of the data set described in subsection (a) that includes transition to a cloud service provider other than a cloud service provider referred to in such subsection of such data set, and any associated reporting systems.
(2) Collaboration with the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to ensure the uninterrupted protection of such data set.
(c) Cloud Service Provider Defined.—In this section, the term “cloud service provider” has the meaning given the term in section 2200 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 650). <all>
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