H.R. 5089 · 119th Congress

Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025

Introduced on Sep 2, 2025 by Frank D. Lucas (R-OK-3). 26 cosponsors, 14 of them from another party. Latest action (Sep 10, 2025): Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

Stage
Introduced
Introduced
Sep 2, 2025
Cosponsors
26
14 from the other party
Policy area
Science, Technology, Communications
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. 2Reported by committee
  3. 3Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To improve the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's weather research, support improvements in weather forecasting and prediction, expand commercial opportunities for the provision of weather data, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Aquatic ecology
  • Atmospheric science and weather
  • Aviation and airports
  • Computers and information technology
  • Disaster relief and insurance
  • Emergency communications systems
  • Hydrology and hydrography
  • Natural disasters
  • Public contracts and procurement
  • Public-private cooperation
  • Spacecraft and satellites
  • Water quality

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Introduced in House, Sep 2, 2025). Public domain.

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.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Frank D. LucasR-OK-3Sponsor

Democrats · 14

Republicans · 12

Roll calls

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No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

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  1. Sep 2, 2025Introduced in House
  2. Sep 2, 2025Introduced in House
  3. Sep 2, 2025 · HouseReferred 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.
  4. Sep 2, 2025 · HouseReferred 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 10, 2025 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  6. Sep 10, 2025 · HouseOrdered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

Committees

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Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. AMERICAN GEOPHYSICAL UNION4 reports
    $60K reported (all issues)
  2. Advanced Environmental Monitoring Holdings (AEMH)4 reports
    $240K reported (all issues)
  3. ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE ACTION FUND4 reports
  4. KBR, Inc. F/K/A SGT, Inc.4 reports
    $240K reported (all issues)
  5. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES4 reports
    $2M reported (all issues)
  6. Synoptic Data4 reports
    $120K reported (all issues)
  7. University of California4 reports
    $3.3M reported (all issues)
  8. Liberty Mutual Group3 reports
    $2.3M reported (all issues)
  9. Ocean Conservancy3 reports
    $605K reported (all issues)
  10. BAE SYSTEMS2 reports
    $2.7M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: BAE SYSTEMS PLCAI match · 99%
  11. American Weather Enterprise Association1 report
    $20K reported (all issues)
  12. Marine Technology Society1 report
    $10K reported (all issues)
  13. REINSURANCE ASSN OF AMERICA1 report
    $390K reported (all issues)
  14. Tomorrow.io1 report
    $20K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: THE TOMORROW COMPANIES INC.$17.5M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 95%
  15. United Aerial Firefighters Association1 report
  16. University Corporation for Atmospheric Research1 report
    $70K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: UNIVERSITY CORPORATION FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH$23.9M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%

Reports filed in 2025, 2026.

Sources and method

Every figure on this page traces to these records.

  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.