The House will vote this week to reauthorize the Weather Act, the law behind the federal government’s weather forecasting, modeling and research activities.
The “Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2023,” H.R. 6093, includes provisions meant to improve hurricane and tornado forecasting, allow new private sector partnerships and boost public communication on weather crises.
The bill passed the House Science, Space and Technology Committee unanimously in November, after lawmakers spent most of the year working on it. It would be the first major reauthorization of weather programs at NOAA since 2017.
The full House will consider the legislation under suspension of the rules, an expedited process that requires a two-thirds majority vote. No amendments are allowed on the floor.
