National Weather Service Communications Improvement Act

United States118th CongressHR-1496House of Representatives
Updated: May 16, 2023

Summary

National Weather Service Communications Improvement Act This bill requires the National Weather Service (NWS) to replace NWSChat with a commercial, off-the-shelf communications solution that is hosted on the public cloud. (NWSChat is an instant messaging program used by NWS personnel to share, in real-time, critical warnings and other types of weather information.) The NWS shall allocate up to $3 million of its funding for FY2024-FY2027 on the replacement.

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S-1414: National Weather Service Communications Improvement Act

Held at the desk.

  1. Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

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  2. Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 36 - 0.

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  3. Reported by the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. H. Rept. 118-61.

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  4. Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 41.

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