{"format":1,"id":"119-hr-3106","congress":119,"number":"H.R. 3106","kind":"bill","group":"bills","title":"Weatherizing Infrastructure in the North and Terrorism Emergency Readiness Act of 2025","title_source":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","official_title":"To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to conduct a collective response to a terrorism exercise that includes the management of cascading effects on critical infrastructure during times of extreme cold weather, and for other purposes.","titles":[{"type":"Official Title as Introduced","title":"To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to conduct a collective response to a terrorism exercise that includes the management of cascading effects on critical infrastructure during times of extreme cold weather, and for other purposes."},{"type":"Display Title","title":"Weatherizing Infrastructure in the North and Terrorism Emergency Readiness Act of 2025"},{"type":"Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text","title":"Weatherizing Infrastructure in the North and Terrorism Emergency Readiness Act of 2025"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","title":"Weatherizing Infrastructure in the North and Terrorism Emergency Readiness Act of 2025"},{"type":"Official Title from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text","title":"To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to conduct a collective response to a terrorism exercise that includes the management of cascading effects on critical infrastructure during times of extreme cold weather, and for other purposes."},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Reported to House","title":"Weatherizing Infrastructure in the North and Terrorism Emergency Readiness Act of 2025"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Introduced","title":"Weatherizing Infrastructure in the North and Terrorism Emergency Readiness Act of 2025"}],"outcome":"passed_house","law_number":null,"introduced":"2025-04-30","chambers":{"house":{"status":"roll_call","date":"2026-07-13","vote":{"id":"119-2026-h234","question":"On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass","title":"Weatherizing Infrastructure in the North and Terrorism Emergency Readiness Act","result":"Passed","yea":400,"nay":7,"present":0,"not_voting":23,"source":"https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2026/roll234.xml"}},"senate":{"status":"pending","date":null,"vote":null}},"president":{"status":"not_yet","date":null},"vice_president_tie_breaker":null,"latest_action":{"text":"Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.","date":"2026-07-14"},"nominees":null,"amendments":[],"other_votes":[],"crs_summary":{"date":"2025-04-30","stage":"Introduced in House","blocks":[{"k":"h","t":"Weatherizing Infrastructure in the North and Terrorism Emergency Readiness Act of 2025"},{"k":"p","t":"This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to develop and conduct an exercise to enhance collective domestic preparedness for and response to a terrorist attack during an extreme cold weather event (e.g., an event caused by a polar vortex when Arctic air expands southward). The scenario in the exercise must involve a terrorist attack causing cascading effects on critical infrastructure (i.e., systems and assets of vital importance to national security, public health, or safety) and must address how public and private entities can coordinate to mitigate such effects and bolster community resilience."},{"k":"p","t":"Within 60 days after completion of the exercise, DHS must submit to Congress an after-action report including the initial findings of the exercise, plans for incorporating lessons learned into future operations, and any proposed legislative changes."}],"words":142},"summary":{"main_subject":{"text":"Requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop and conduct a terrorism response exercise on managing cascading effects on critical infrastructure during an extreme cold weather event, and to report on it to congressional committees.","cites":[{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3106/text/eh#HBB258C1035964D819C3BDF85E2DC2FC4"}]},"core_areas":["Department of Homeland Security terrorism preparedness exercise involving extreme cold weather and critical infrastructure"],"what_it_does":[{"text":"Requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop and conduct a collective response to terrorism exercise that includes management of cascading effects on critical infrastructure.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3106/text/eh#HBB258C1035964D819C3BDF85E2DC2FC4"}},{"text":"Directs that the exercise be carried out in addition to, or as part of, exercise programs the Department of Homeland Security already carries out.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3106/text/eh#HBB258C1035964D819C3BDF85E2DC2FC4"}},{"text":"Sets the exercise scenario as an extreme cold weather event, such as one caused by a polar vortex, with respect to access to critical services, and any cascading effects on critical infrastructure.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3106/text/eh#HBB258C1035964D819C3BDF85E2DC2FC4"}},{"text":"Requires the exercise to address how emergency managers, State officials, and private sector and community stakeholders could mitigate the effects of a successful terrorist attack on critical infrastructure, and how community resilience could be bolstered.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3106/text/eh#HBB258C1035964D819C3BDF85E2DC2FC4"}},{"text":"Requires the exercise to include coordination with Federal departments and agencies, State, local, Tribal, and territorial agencies, and private sector and community stakeholders.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3106/text/eh#HBB258C1035964D819C3BDF85E2DC2FC4"}},{"text":"Requires an after-action report to the House Committee on Homeland Security and the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs within 60 days after the exercise is completed, consistent with the protection of classified information.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3106/text/eh#HBB258C1035964D819C3BDF85E2DC2FC4"}}],"unexpected":[],"version":{"type":"Engrossed in House","date":"2026-07-13","rule":"passed","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3106/text/eh"},"current":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","approved":"2026-10-01","approved_by":"desk"},"sources":{"congress_gov":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3106","text":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3106/text"},"card":{"image":"card/item/119-hr-3106.png","v":"80360ce16f5b","alt":"Votes on Record. H.R. 3106, 119th Congress: Weatherizing Infrastructure in the North and Terrorism Emergency Readiness Act of 2025. House: 400 Yea, 7 Nay. Senate: not yet considered. Outcome: Passed House, 13 Jul 2026."}}