National Integrated Drought Information System Reauthorization Act of 2014
Public Law 113-86 · H.R. 2431 · 113th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Barack Obama (D) on Mar 6, 2014 · Science, Technology, Communications
Sponsor: Rep. Ralph Hall (R-TX-4)
Cosponsors (2): Rep. Lamar Smith, Rep. Ben Luján
Passage votesYeaNay
- HouseRecorded vote: 365 yea, 21 nay365–21
- SenateUnanimous consent
Data notes
The final version of the law, as each chamber passed it. A chamber that passed it by voice vote or unanimous consent has no count. “Method not stated” means the record does not say how the chamber voted. Where the record has a member-by-member vote, the “Who voted for it” section shows who voted yea.
Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
National Integrated Drought Information System Reauthorization Act of 2014 - Amends the National Integrated Drought Information System Act of 2006 to specify that the National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS) Program's purpose shall be to better inform and provide for more timely decisionmaking to reduce drought related impacts and costs.
Revises NIDIS functions to require the NIDIS, among other things, to: (1) provide an effective drought early warning system consisting of certain information, forecasts, and assessments on both national and regional levels; (2) build upon existing forecasting and assessment programs and partnerships through designation of one or more cooperative institutes to assist with NIDIS functions; and (3) continue ongoing research and monitoring activities related to drought and the role of extreme weather events and climate variability in drought.
Requires the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere (who is also the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [NOAA]) to report to Congress on the NIDIS Program.
Reauthorizes NIDIS through FY2018.
Who voted for it
Every House member of the 113th Congress on the ideology compass. Highlighted: the 365 who voted yea on final passage. Faded: everyone else, including those who voted nay, did not vote, or had not yet taken office.
365 yea21 nay45 present or did not vote
Democrats who voted yea(173)
Rep. Jan SchakowskyD-IL-9
Rep. Jim McGovernD-MA-2
Rep. Jim McDermottD-WA-7
Rep. Donna EdwardsD-MD-4
Rep. Yvette ClarkeD-NY-9
Rep. Mark PocanD-WI-2
Rep. Nydia VelázquezD-NY-7
Rep. Rush HoltD-NJ-12
Rep. Marcia FudgeD-OH-11
Rep. Frank PalloneD-NJ-6
Rep. Karen BassD-CA-37
Rep. Maxine WatersD-CA-43
Rep. Judy ChuD-CA-27
Rep. Keith EllisonD-MN-5
Rep. Gwen MooreD-WI-4
Rep. John SarbanesD-MD-3
Rep. Alcee HastingsD-FL-20
Rep. Eddie JohnsonD-TX-30
Rep. Jerrold NadlerD-NY-10
Rep. John ConyersD-MI-13
Rep. José SerranoD-NY-15
Rep. Xavier BecerraD-CA-34
Rep. George MillerD-CA-11
Rep. Katherine ClarkD-MA-5
Rep. Robert BradyD-PA-1
Rep. Bennie ThompsonD-MS-2
Rep. Mike HondaD-CA-17
Rep. Hakeem JeffriesD-NY-8
Rep. Kathy CastorD-FL-14
Rep. Donald PayneD-NJ-10
Rep. Lucille Roybal-AllardD-CA-40
Rep. Elijah CummingsD-MD-7
Rep. Grace NapolitanoD-CA-32
Rep. Alan LowenthalD-CA-47
Rep. Joe CrowleyD-NY-14
Rep. Linda SánchezD-CA-38
Rep. Henry WaxmanD-CA-33
Rep. Mark TakanoD-CA-41
Rep. Louise SlaughterD-NY-25
Rep. Frederica WilsonD-FL-24
Rep. Nancy PelosiD-CA-12
Rep. Robin KellyD-IL-2
Rep. Chris Van HollenD-MD-8
Rep. Joyce BeattyD-OH-3
Rep. Chaka FattahD-PA-2
Rep. Jim ClyburnD-SC-6
Rep. Sam FarrD-CA-20
Rep. Debbie Wasserman SchultzD-FL-23
Rep. Joseph KennedyD-MA-4
Rep. Steve CohenD-TN-9
Rep. Gregory MeeksD-NY-5
Rep. Michael DoyleD-PA-14
Rep. Albio SiresD-NJ-8
Rep. Matt CartwrightD-PA-17
Rep. Al GreenD-TX-9
Rep. Earl BlumenauerD-OR-3
Rep. Gloria Negrete McLeodD-CA-35
Rep. Steny HoyerD-MD-5
Rep. Jared HuffmanD-CA-2
Rep. Paul TonkoD-NY-20
Rep. Janice HahnD-CA-44
Rep. Marc VeaseyD-TX-33
Rep. G.K. ButterfieldD-NC-1
Rep. Niki TsongasD-MA-3
Rep. Lois FrankelD-FL-22
Rep. Rosa DeLauroD-CT-3
Rep. Sander LevinD-MI-9
Rep. Wm. ClayD-MO-1
Rep. Cedric RichmondD-LA-2
Rep. Ted DeutchD-FL-21
Rep. Emanuel CleaverD-MO-5
Rep. Peter WelchD-VT
Rep. Bobby ScottD-VA-3
Rep. Charlie RangelD-NY-13
Rep. Rob AndrewsD-NJ-1
Rep. David PriceD-NC-4
Rep. Daniel KildeeD-MI-5
Rep. André CarsonD-IN-7
Rep. David CicillineD-RI-1
Rep. John YarmuthD-KY-3
Rep. Terri SewellD-AL-7
Rep. John DingellD-MI-12
Rep. Eliot EngelD-NY-16
Rep. Marcy KapturD-OH-9
Rep. Bill PascrellD-NJ-9
Rep. Peter ViscloskyD-IN-1
Rep. Alan GraysonD-FL-9
Rep. Mike ThompsonD-CA-5
Rep. Suzanne BonamiciD-OR-1
Rep. Jim LangevinD-RI-2
Rep. Adam SchiffD-CA-28
Rep. John LarsonD-CT-1
Rep. Susan DavisD-CA-53
Rep. Joaquin CastroD-TX-20
Rep. Brian HigginsD-NY-26
Rep. Ben LujánD-NM-3
Rep. Juan VargasD-CA-51
Rep. Grace MengD-NY-6
Rep. Lloyd DoggettD-TX-35
Rep. Anna EshooD-CA-18
Rep. Nita LoweyD-NY-17
Rep. Eric SwalwellD-CA-15
Rep. Rubén HinojosaD-TX-15
Rep. Carolyn MaloneyD-NY-12
Rep. Beto O’RourkeD-TX-16
Rep. John TierneyD-MA-6
Rep. Rick LarsenD-WA-2
Rep. Betty McCollumD-MN-4
Rep. Colleen HanabusaD-HI-1
Rep. Lois CappsD-CA-24
Rep. Steven HorsfordD-NV-4
Rep. David ScottD-GA-13
Rep. Joe CourtneyD-CT-2
Rep. Mike QuigleyD-IL-5
Rep. Timothy BishopD-NY-1
Rep. Dina TitusD-NV-1
Rep. Loretta SanchezD-CA-46
Rep. Jim MoranD-VA-8
Rep. Richard NolanD-MN-8
Rep. Denny HeckD-WA-10
Rep. Brad ShermanD-CA-30
Rep. William KeatingD-MA-9
Rep. Michelle Lujan GrishamD-NM-1
Rep. A. Dutch RuppersbergerD-MD-2
Rep. Stephen LynchD-MA-8
Rep. Carolyn McCarthyD-NY-4
Rep. Jerry McNerneyD-CA-9
Rep. Carol Shea-PorterD-NH-1
Rep. Elizabeth EstyD-CT-5
Rep. Sanford BishopD-GA-2
Rep. Derek KilmerD-WA-6
Rep. John CarneyD-DE
Rep. Michael MichaudD-ME-2
Rep. Filemon VelaD-TX-34
Rep. John DelaneyD-MD-6
Rep. Ed PerlmutterD-CO-7
Rep. Jim HimesD-CT-4
Rep. Tammy DuckworthD-IL-8
Rep. John GaramendiD-CA-3
Rep. Julia BrownleyD-CA-26
Rep. Tulsi GabbardD-HI-2
Rep. Ann KusterD-NH-2
Rep. Suzan DelBeneD-WA-1
Rep. Timothy WalzD-MN-1
Rep. Ann KirkpatrickD-AZ-1
Rep. Jared PolisD-CO-2
Rep. William EnyartD-IL-12
Rep. Bill FosterD-IL-11
Rep. Henry CuellarD-TX-28
Rep. David LoebsackD-IA-2
Rep. Gary PetersD-MI-14
Rep. Jim CooperD-TN-5
Rep. Cheri BustosD-IL-17
Rep. Pete GallegoD-TX-23
Rep. Daniel LipinskiD-IL-3
Rep. Ami BeraD-CA-7
Rep. Joe GarciaD-FL-26
Rep. Raul RuizD-CA-36
Rep. Sean MaloneyD-NY-18
Rep. Brad SchneiderD-IL-10
Rep. Kurt SchraderD-OR-5
Rep. Nick RahallD-WV-3
Rep. Jim CostaD-CA-16
Rep. Scott PetersD-CA-52
Rep. William OwensD-NY-21
Rep. Daniel MaffeiD-NY-24
Rep. Collin PetersonD-MN-7
Rep. Patrick MurphyD-FL-18
Rep. John BarrowD-GA-12
Rep. Kyrsten SinemaD-AZ-9
Rep. Ron BarberD-AZ-2
Rep. Jim MathesonD-UT-4
Rep. Mike McIntyreD-NC-7
Republicans who voted yea(192)
Rep. Christopher GibsonR-NY-19
Rep. Michael FitzpatrickR-PA-8
Rep. Michael GrimmR-NY-11
Rep. Pete KingR-NY-2
Rep. Jon RunyanR-NJ-3
Rep. Frank LoBiondoR-NJ-2
Rep. David ReichertR-WA-8
Rep. Mario Diaz-BalartR-FL-25
Rep. Jim GerlachR-PA-6
Rep. Richard HannaR-NY-22
Rep. Charles DentR-PA-15
Rep. Patrick MeehanR-PA-7
Rep. Ileana Ros-LehtinenR-FL-27
Rep. David JoyceR-OH-14
Rep. David ValadaoR-CA-21
Rep. Chris SmithR-NJ-4
Rep. Michael TurnerR-OH-10
Rep. Rodney FrelinghuysenR-NJ-11
Rep. Tom ReedR-NY-23
Rep. Jeff FortenberryR-NE-1
Rep. Frank WolfR-VA-10
Rep. Don YoungR-AK
Rep. Lou BarlettaR-PA-11
Rep. Jeff DenhamR-CA-10
Rep. Glenn ThompsonR-PA-5
Rep. John ShimkusR-IL-15
Rep. Adam KinzingerR-IL-16
Rep. Ander CrenshawR-FL-4
Rep. Hal RogersR-KY-5
Rep. Tom ColeR-OK-4
Rep. Mike SimpsonR-ID-2
Rep. Shelley CapitoR-WV-2
Rep. Ken CalvertR-CA-42
Rep. Aaron SchockR-IL-18
Rep. Buck McKeonR-CA-25
Rep. David McKinleyR-WV-1
Rep. Martha RobyR-AL-2
Rep. Doc HastingsR-WA-4
Rep. Frank LucasR-OK-3
Rep. Joseph HeckR-NV-3
Rep. Gregg HarperR-MS-3
Rep. Ed WhitfieldR-KY-1
Rep. Rodney DavisR-IL-13
Rep. Steve StiversR-OH-15
Rep. Rick CrawfordR-AR-1
Rep. Spencer BachusR-AL-6
Rep. Steve WomackR-AR-3
Rep. Tom MarinoR-PA-10
Rep. Gary MillerR-CA-31
Rep. Mike KellyR-PA-3
Rep. Greg WaldenR-OR-2
Rep. James RenacciR-OH-16
Rep. Randy ForbesR-VA-4
Rep. Devin NunesR-CA-22
Rep. Jaime Herrera BeutlerR-WA-3
Rep. Tim MurphyR-PA-18
Rep. Leonard LanceR-NJ-7
Rep. Renee EllmersR-NC-2
Rep. Chris CollinsR-NY-27
Rep. Mike RogersR-MI-8
Rep. Tim GriffinR-AR-2
Rep. Bill ShusterR-PA-9
Rep. Peter RoskamR-IL-6
Rep. John CulbersonR-TX-7
Rep. Charles BoustanyR-LA-3
Rep. Fred UptonR-MI-6
Rep. Vance McAllisterR-LA-5
Rep. Kevin McCarthyR-CA-23
Rep. Lee TerryR-NE-2
Rep. Susan BrooksR-IN-5
Rep. Dave CampR-MI-4
Rep. Jackie WalorskiR-IN-2
Rep. Pat TiberiR-OH-12
Rep. Daniel WebsterR-FL-10
Rep. Blaine LuetkemeyerR-MO-3
Rep. Vern BuchananR-FL-16
Rep. Brett GuthrieR-KY-2
Rep. Cory GardnerR-CO-4
Rep. Kay GrangerR-TX-12
Rep. Bob GibbsR-OH-7
Rep. Eric CantorR-VA-7
Rep. Robert WittmanR-VA-1
Rep. Cathy McMorris RodgersR-WA-5
Rep. Paul CookR-CA-8
Rep. John CarterR-TX-31
Rep. Thomas RooneyR-FL-17
Rep. Steve PearceR-NM-2
Rep. Larry BucshonR-IN-8
Rep. John KlineR-MN-2
Rep. Todd YoungR-IN-9
Rep. Andy BarrR-KY-6
Rep. Mike RogersR-AL-3
Rep. Dan BenishekR-MI-1
Rep. Mike CoffmanR-CO-6
Rep. Vicky HartzlerR-MO-4
Rep. Sam GravesR-MO-6
Rep. Ann WagnerR-MO-2
Rep. Darrell IssaR-CA-49
Rep. Bill JohnsonR-OH-6
Rep. Keith RothfusR-PA-12
Rep. Richard NugentR-FL-11
Rep. Scott RigellR-VA-2
Rep. Alan NunneleeR-MS-1
Rep. Gus BilirakisR-FL-12
Rep. Scott TiptonR-CO-3
Rep. Ralph HallR-TX-4
Rep. Chris StewartR-UT-2
Rep. Howard CobleR-NC-6
Rep. Steve DainesR-MT
Rep. Candice MillerR-MI-10
Rep. Chuck FleischmannR-TN-3
Rep. Adrian SmithR-NE-3
Rep. Dennis RossR-FL-15
Rep. Phil RoeR-TN-1
Rep. Steve SoutherlandR-FL-2
Rep. Erik PaulsenR-MN-3
Rep. Lamar SmithR-TX-21
Rep. Michael McCaulR-TX-10
Rep. Bob GoodlatteR-VA-6
Rep. Blake FarentholdR-TX-27
Rep. John MicaR-FL-7
Rep. Paul RyanR-WI-1
Rep. Robert LattaR-OH-5
Rep. Markwayne MullinR-OK-2
Rep. Steve KingR-IA-4
Rep. Morgan GriffithR-VA-9
Rep. Duncan HunterR-CA-50
Rep. Pete SessionsR-TX-32
Rep. Lynn JenkinsR-KS-2
Rep. Mac ThornberryR-TX-13
Rep. Sean DuffyR-WI-7
Rep. Joe BartonR-TX-6
Rep. Joseph PittsR-PA-16
Rep. Austin ScottR-GA-8
Rep. Bill PoseyR-FL-8
Rep. Kevin YoderR-KS-3
Rep. Patrick McHenryR-NC-10
Rep. Stephen FincherR-TN-8
Rep. Kevin BradyR-TX-8
Rep. Brad WenstrupR-OH-2
Rep. Diane BlackR-TN-6
Rep. Billy LongR-MO-7
Rep. Luke MesserR-IN-6
Rep. Robert HurtR-VA-5
Rep. Tim WalbergR-MI-7
Rep. Pete OlsonR-TX-22
Rep. Sam JohnsonR-TX-3
Rep. Doug LaMalfaR-CA-1
Rep. Bradley ByrneR-AL-1
Rep. Phil GingreyR-GA-11
Rep. Joe WilsonR-SC-2
Rep. Jeff MillerR-FL-1
Rep. Mo BrooksR-AL-5
Rep. Michele BachmannR-MN-6
Rep. Robert PittengerR-NC-9
Rep. Marsha BlackburnR-TN-7
Rep. Jason SmithR-MO-8
Rep. Roger WilliamsR-TX-25
Rep. Todd RokitaR-IN-4
Rep. Jason ChaffetzR-UT-3
Rep. Steven PalazzoR-MS-4
Rep. Steve ScaliseR-LA-1
Rep. Bill FloresR-TX-17
Rep. Tom RiceR-SC-7
Rep. Michael ConawayR-TX-11
Rep. Doug LambornR-CO-5
Rep. Mark MeadowsR-NC-11
Rep. Tom CottonR-AR-4
Rep. Mike PompeoR-KS-4
Rep. Steve ChabotR-OH-1
Rep. Doug CollinsR-GA-9
Rep. Bill HuizengaR-MI-2
Rep. Jeb HensarlingR-TX-5
Rep. David SchweikertR-AZ-6
Rep. Tom PriceR-GA-6
Rep. Cynthia LummisR-WY
Rep. Virginia FoxxR-NC-5
Rep. John FlemingR-LA-4
Rep. Trey GowdyR-SC-4
Rep. Scott GarrettR-NJ-5
Rep. Randy NeugebauerR-TX-19
Rep. Michael BurgessR-TX-26
Rep. Mark SanfordR-SC-1
Rep. Ron DeSantisR-FL-6
Rep. Matt SalmonR-AZ-5
Rep. Mick MulvaneyR-SC-5
Rep. Kerry BentivolioR-MI-11
Rep. Kenny MarchantR-TX-24
Rep. Tom McClintockR-CA-4
Rep. Jim JordanR-OH-4
Rep. Randy WeberR-TX-14
Rep. Jeff DuncanR-SC-3
Data notes
The House’s recorded vote on the final version of the law (roll call 694 in Voteview), matched to the vote the record cites and checked against its totals. Positions are each member’s DW-NOMINATE score for that Congress, as on the Ideology page; left to right is more liberal to more conservative. Paired and announced yea votes count as yea. Lists follow the compass, most liberal first. A name links to a profile only for members of the current Congress. A law passed by voice vote or unanimous consent has no member list, and neither does a vote Voteview has not yet recorded.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Science, Space, and Technology Committee · House · markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: Environment Subcommittee
Data notes
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Related bills
1 bill the Library of Congress relates to this one.
S. 376Related bill
Drought Information Act of 2013
Data notes
Related bills are identified by the Congressional Research Service, the House and the Senate: companion and identical bills, bills with similar text, bills that were folded into this law, and rules that brought it to the floor. A bill that is itself a public law in this site’s data links here; the others link to Congress.gov.
Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 19 actions.
- Mar 6, 2014Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 113-86.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Feb 27, 2014FloorFloor · Presented to President.
- Feb 26, 2014FloorFloor · Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Feb 25, 2014FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- Feb 11, 2014CalendarCalendar · Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 307.
- Feb 10, 2014FloorFloor · On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 365 - 21 (Roll no. 55).House roll call 55
- FloorFloor · Considered as unfinished business.
- FloorFloor · At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
- FloorFloor · DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2431.
- FloorFloor · Considered under suspension of the rules.
- FloorFloor · Mr. Hall moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Feb 6, 2014CalendarCalendar · Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 258.
- CommitteeCommittee · Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. H. Rept. 113-348.
- Dec 5, 2013CommitteeCommittee · Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- CommitteeCommittee · Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Sep 24, 2013CommitteeCommittee · Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.
- Jun 19, 2013CommitteeCommittee · Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in House
Data notes
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Amendments
No amendments to this bill are on record.
Data notes
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Official record
The bill’s full text is on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.