United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 1496 (118th)
National Weather Service Communications Improvement Act
Introduced
9 March 2023
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Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 41.
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Summary
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.
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Reported in House (text)
Reported in House (text)
Reported in House · EN · 16 May 2023
Reported in House (PDF)
Reported in House · EN · 16 May 2023
Reported to House
summary · EN · 16 May 2023
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 9 March 2023
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 9 March 2023
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 9 March 2023
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/1496
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/1496