House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
NOAA Data Preservation Act
Official title: To ensure the uninterrupted storage of data sets of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Sarah Elfreth D-MDWhere it went
- IntroducedNov 20, 2025
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: 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.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6184.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. ELFRETH, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 196, November 20, 2025, Page H4876):Necessary and Proper Clause (Art. 1, Sec. 8, Cl. 18)Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record November 20, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 52 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6184, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/6184
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- June 4, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of June 4, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
17 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 14 Democrats
3 of 17 cosponsors (18%) are from the other party.
Nicholas Begich (R-AK), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Pablo Hernández (D-PR), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Jennifer Kiggans (R-VA), Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Mike Levin (D-CA), Seth Magaziner (D-RI), April McClain Delaney (D-MD), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), Eric Sorensen (D-IL), George Whitesides (D-CA).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Sarah Elfreth.
- H.R. 4294 (119th) MAWS Act of 2026
- H.R. 1989 (119th) Protect Our Probationary Employees Act
- H.Res. 723 (119th) Recognizing the 180th anniversary of the United States Naval Academy.
- H.R. 5572 (119th) Help FEDS Act
- H.R. 7251 (119th) Prohibit Partisan Park Passes Act
- H.R. 5843 (119th) Shutdown Student Loans for Feds Act
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 26, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.