This legislation requires the Comptroller General of the United States to undertake a comprehensive study of rural weather monitoring systems. This study must be submitted to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology and the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation within 120 days of the Act's enactment. The mandated study will delve into several critical aspects of rural weather monitoring, including: the capacity of existing systems geographical differences in their availability and effectiveness the availability of resources for improvement the number of rural areas impacted by unreliable systems the need for updated monitoring and the barriers rural areas encounter when trying to obtain or upgrade these systems.
Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
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Atmospheric science and weatherCongressional oversightEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchGovernment studies and investigationsRural conditions and development
Rural Weather Monitoring Systems Act
USA119th CongressHR-4239| House
| Updated: 6/27/2025
This legislation requires the Comptroller General of the United States to undertake a comprehensive study of rural weather monitoring systems. This study must be submitted to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology and the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation within 120 days of the Act's enactment. The mandated study will delve into several critical aspects of rural weather monitoring, including: the capacity of existing systems geographical differences in their availability and effectiveness the availability of resources for improvement the number of rural areas impacted by unreliable systems the need for updated monitoring and the barriers rural areas encounter when trying to obtain or upgrade these systems.
Atmospheric science and weatherCongressional oversightEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchGovernment studies and investigationsRural conditions and development