WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell issued the following press release:
Today, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and senior member of the Senate Finance Committee, introduced the bipartisan Tsunami Warning, Research, and Education Act of 2026, a bill to reauthorize the Tsunami Warning and Education Act for five years.
"The State of Washington faces one of the greatest tsunami threats in the world, putting coastal communities, critical infrastructure, and thousands of families at serious risk," said Sen. Cantwell. "Preparation will save lives, so this bill develops a comprehensive national readiness strategy for a Cascadia event, strengthens our natio...