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House bill · H.R. 5089 (119th Congress)

Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025

U.S. House of Representatives

Latest action Sep 10, 2025

Sponsor: Frank D. Lucas (U.S. Representative, OK-3, Republican)

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Summary

Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Reauthorization Act of 2025 or the Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025 This bill reauthorizes, revises, and establishes several programs related to weather forecasting, monitoring, and research. For example, the bill reauthorizes through FY2030 programs that are administered by the Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), including the U.S. Weather Research Program. It also provides statutory authority for NOAA's Verification of the Origins of Rotation in Tornadoes Experiment (known as VORTEX-USA). The bill also requires NOAA to establish programs that support weather forecasting technology, including improvements to radar accuracy, weather forecasting in underserved areas, and coastal flooding forecasting. NOAA must also acquire weather-related data from the private sector and establish a pilot program to test the compatibility of this data with NOAA infrastructure. In addition, NOAA must improve weather-related communication systems, including those related to hazardous weather events, through system upgrades that use more modern technology (e.g., cloud-based services) and that allow for expanded coverage (e.g., in rural areas). Finally, NOAA must administer programs that support weather forecasting for agricultural and water management, including pilot programs to improve precipitation forecasts in the western and central states and a soil moisture monitoring network.

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Where it stands

Out of committee and scheduled for a vote by the full chamber.

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Up for a vote
  4. Passed one chamber
  5. Passed
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House Committee on Natural Resources · U.S. House of Representatives

Also referred to House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology · U.S. House of Representatives.

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Cosponsors

26

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  • Democratic14
  • Republican12

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Full history

  1. Sep 10, 2025

    Committee vote

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

  2. Sep 10, 2025

    Committee vote

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

  3. Sep 10, 2025

    Committee vote

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

  4. Sep 10, 2025

    Introduced

    Introduced in U.S. House

    U.S. House

  5. Sep 10, 2025

    Reported out of committee

    Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

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  1. Sep 10, 2025

    Reported out of committee

    Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

  2. Sep 10, 2025

    Reported out of committee

    Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

  3. Sep 2, 2025

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    U.S. House of Representatives

  4. Sep 2, 2025

    Referred to committee

    Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

  5. Sep 2, 2025

    Referred to committee

    Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

  6. Sep 2, 2025

    Referred to committee

    Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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