House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced

Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025

H.R. 3816Introduced Jun 6, 2025Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

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.

Sponsor: Rep. Frank Lucas R-OK

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IntroducedJun 6, 2025
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Latest action: Jun 6, 2025 — Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, Energy and Commerce, and Foreign Affairs, 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.

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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. 171, No. 97, June 6, 2025, Page H2534):
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.''
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