DHS must test how to respond to terrorist attacks during extreme cold.
H.R. 3106 — Weatherizing Infrastructure in the North and Terrorism Emergency Readiness Act of 2025 · Filed by Timothy Kennedy (D-NY) · 1 cosponsor · Introduced Apr 30, 2025 · Passed chamber
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What it does
The Department of Homeland Security must run a practice drill. The drill tests what happens if someone attacks power grids or water systems. The attack happens during extreme cold weather like a polar vortex. Federal, state, local, tribal, and private groups will practice working as a team. DHS must report what it learns to Congress within 60 days.
Who it affects
The Department of Homeland Security takes part. State and local officials, tribal nations, and private groups that run power and water systems take part. The drill tests how they would work as a team during a crisis.
One thing to notice
The report to Congress could lead to new laws. These laws might change how power and water companies must prepare for attacks during bad weather.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
1 cosponsor: 1 Democrats.
- Apr 30, 2025 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Apr 30, 2025 — Referred to House Committee on Homeland Security and Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security”
- Jun 24, 2026 — Markup held in committee · Congress.gov: “Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held”
- Jun 24, 2026 — Reported out of committee · Congress.gov: “Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 30 - 0”
- Jul 13, 2026 — Passed the House · Congress.gov: “On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 400 - 7…”
- Jul 13, 2026 — Floor vote scheduled · Congress.gov: “Mr. Garbarino moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- Department of Homeland Security — The federal agency that protects the country from attacks and disasters.
- polar vortex — Extreme cold weather that can last for days or weeks.
- drill — A practice test to see how people would respond to a real crisis.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (2,329 characters) on Jun 11, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,206 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-17.
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