House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law
Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2023
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedOct 26, 2023
- Committee actionNov 8, 2023
- Passed HouseApr 30, 2024 · 394–19
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: May 1, 2024 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6093.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 118-306 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Science, Space, and Technology Committee on December 11, 2023.Source: Congress.gov, reported December 11, 2023 ↗
Evidence
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- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/118/HRPT/306
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6093, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/6093
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. LUCAS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 177, October 26, 2023, Page H5176):Article I, Section 8, Clause 18: ``The Congress shall have Power . . . To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.'' The single subject of this legislation is: To improve the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's weather research, forecasting, prediction, and provision of weather data.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record October 26, 2023 ↗
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- 487 characters
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- H.R. 6093, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/6093
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
d5102990f31d95fb008c4d2e4f11478cf77cc5a92a8dc8b74818d5fe1952eafa
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
29 cosponsors — 16 Republicans, 13 Democrats
13 of 29 cosponsors (45%) are from the other party.
Brian Babin (R-TX), James Baird (R-IN), Stephanie Bice (R-OK), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Yadira Caraveo (D-CO), Mike Collins (R-GA), Eric Crawford (R-AR), Randy Feenstra (R-IA), Charles Fleischmann (R-TN), Valerie Foushee (D-NC), Maxwell Frost (D-FL), Mike Garcia (R-CA), Darrell Issa (R-CA), Jeff Jackson (D-NC), Thomas Kean (R-NJ), Summer Lee (D-PA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Jennifer McClellan (D-VA), Richard McCormick (R-GA), Max Miller (R-OH), Nathaniel Moran (R-TX), Jay Obernolte (R-CA), Deborah Ross (D-NC), Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), Eric Sorensen (D-IL), Haley Stevens (D-MI), Emilia Sykes (D-OH), Claudia Tenney (R-NY), Randy Weber (R-TX).
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 15, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.