118th Congress · HOUSE BILLBILL

H.R. 4912 — To require the evaluation of certain criteria relating to locations for deployment of successor radar systems of the National Weather Service, and for other purposes.

“To require the evaluation of certain criteria relating to locations for deployment of successor radar systems of the National Weather Service, and for other purposes.”

Science, technology, communications

Introduced Jul 26, 2023

Last action Jul 26, 2023

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This bill requires the Department of Commerce and the National Weather Service to develop a plan to improve radar coverage for hazardous weather detection and forecasting, with priority given to locations for deploying the successor system to the Next Generation Weather Radar (NEXRAD).

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Jul 26, 2023

Introduced in House

Jul 26, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.