On August 1, the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation amended and advanced several bills including the Space Frontier Act (S. 3277), the Waterfront Community Revitalization and Resiliency Act (S. 3265), and the COASTAL Implementation Act (S.2242).

On January 7, the House passed two bills that focus on research and preparedness for tsunami and windstorm hazards.

On June 5, 2013, the House Science, Space and Technology Subcommittees on Research and Technology held a joint hearing on federal efforts to reduce the impacts of windstorms. The hearing reviewed the National Windstorm Impact Reduction Act Reauthorization of 2013 (H.R. 1786), highlighted the role of science and engineering research in mitigating windstorm impacts, and explored ways of implementing research results to create more resilient communities.