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Main Subject: Science, Technology, Communications

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.

House floor actions Actions

Calendars
May. 16 2023	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 41.

Committee
May. 16 2023	Reported by the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. H. Rept. 118-61.

IntroReferral
Mar. 09 2023	Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.

Library of Congress Actions

Committee
May. 16 2023	Reported by the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. H. Rept. 118-61.

IntroReferral
Mar. 09 2023	Introduced in House Introduced in House

House committee actions Actions

Committee
Mar. 29 2023	Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 36 - 0. Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

House bill HR1496-118

National Weather Service Communications Improvement Act

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