Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
Requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop and run a terrorism exercise that simulates an extreme cold weather event and associated cascading effects on critical infrastructure. The exercise must address mitigation, resilience, and coordination across federal, state, local, tribal, territorial, private sector, and community stakeholders.
Liberals stress equity, climate adaptation, and transparency
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill clearly defines an operational requirement for DHS to develop and conduct a terrorism exercise focused on cascading infrastructure effects during extreme cold and to report findings, but it provides only moderate operational detail and minimal fiscal or implementation scaffolding.
Requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop and run a terrorism exercise that simulates an extreme cold weather event and associated cascading effects on critical infrastructure.
The exercise must address mitigation, resilience, and coordination across federal, state, local, tribal, territorial, private sector, and community stakeholders.
DHS must submit an after-action report to relevant congressional committees within 60 days, consistent with classified information protections.
Content is technical, limited, and bipartisan‑friendly; main obstacles are committee prioritization and lack of explicit funding.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill clearly defines an operational requirement for DHS to develop and conduct a terrorism exercise focused on cascading infrastructure effects during extreme cold and to report findings, but it provides only moderate operational detail and minimal fiscal or implementation scaffolding.
Liberals stress equity, climate adaptation, and transparency
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Liberals stress equity, climate adaptation, and transparency
Generally supportive because the bill strengthens preparedness, emphasizes community resilience, and requires coordination with Tribal and local stakeholders.
Will seek assurances that vulnerable populations, climate impacts, and equity are prioritized and that lessons translate into funded action.
Supportive in principle because the bill fills a practical preparedness gap and improves interagency coordination.
Wants clear budgeting, measurable objectives, and avoidance of duplicative exercises or unfocused mandates.
Cautiously supportive because it advances homeland security and infrastructure resilience against terrorism and extreme cold.
Concerned about federal overreach, new costs, and mandates that shift burdens to states or private actors without compensation.
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Content is technical, limited, and bipartisan‑friendly; main obstacles are committee prioritization and lack of explicit funding.
The bill has not accumulated any surfaced votes yet.
Liberals stress equity, climate adaptation, and transparency
Content is technical, limited, and bipartisan‑friendly; main obstacles are committee prioritization and lack of explicit funding.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill clearly defines an operational requirement for DHS to develop and conduct a terrorism exercise focused on cascading infrastructure effects during extreme cold and to…
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