House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Committee action
NOAA Weather Radio Modernization Act
Official title: To amend the Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Act of 2017 to require the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere to expand and modernize the weather radio system of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and for other purposes.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMar 5, 2026
- Committee actionMar 18, 2026
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Mar 18, 2026 — Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 7813.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 7813, NOAA Weather Radio Modernization Act” on May 27, 2026. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology on March 18, 2026”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 27, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/62483
- CBO publication date
- May 27, 2026
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7813, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/7813
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 14, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 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. BABIN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 42, March 5, 2026, Page H2472):U.S. Constitution, 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 forgoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.''Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 5, 2026 ↗
Evidence
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- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 322 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7813, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/7813
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 14, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
3c426d954108622d05d3c70f2f39c10ee2ddf152e79913263072817c57e49ff2
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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
5 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 2 Democrats
2 of 5 cosponsors (40%) are from the other party.
Gabe Amo (D-RI), Stephanie Bice (R-OK), Mike Flood (R-NE), Jennifer Kiggans (R-VA), Eric Sorensen (D-IL).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Brian Babin.
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- H.R. 9341 (119th) AI-Ready Federal Data Guidelines Act
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 25, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.