Senate Committee Approves Bill to Expand NOAA Capabilities

Dan Stillman
18 hours ago
1 min read

The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation passed the Weather Act. Credit: CommerceRepublicans

In a short markup meeting March 4, a Senate committee passed a 17-bill package aimed at strengthening NOAA’s weather research programs and forecasting capabilities.

After years of development, the Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Reauthorization Act of 2026 was officially introduced to the Senate last week by a bipartisan group of Senators from Alaska, Delaware, Hawaii, Kansas, Montana, Nevada, Texas, and Washington.

The bill was passed without markup and will now go to the Senate floor for a full chamber vote.

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