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S 613 · introduced · major

Improving Flood and Agricultural Forecasts Act of 2025

What this bill does

  • This bill creates a National Mesonet Program under NOAA to collect weather and soil data for improving flood and agricultural forecasts.
  • States, tribes, private companies, and academic institutions that operate weather monitoring networks are affected by funding requirements and data sharing obligations.
  • At least 15% of annual appropriated funds must go to entities building or upgrading monitoring equipment, prioritizing remote and underserved areas.

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  1. 01

    How should the 15% equipment funding requirement balance between upgrading existing networks in populated areas versus expanding coverage to remote regions?

  2. 02

    What data sharing obligations might discourage private companies from participating in the National Mesonet Program, and how could those concerns be addressed?

  3. 03

    Which agricultural and flood forecasting improvements does the bill expect from mesonet data, and what evidence supports these expected outcomes?

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Introduced 2025-10-21

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-10-21 · senate · Calendars

    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 194.

  2. 2025-10-21 · senate · Committee

    Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cruz without amendment. With written report No. 119-83.

  3. 2025-10-21 · Committee

    Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cruz without amendment. With written report No. 119-83.

  4. 2025-03-12 · senate · Committee

    Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

  5. 2025-02-18 · senate · IntroReferral

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

  6. 2025-02-18 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in Senate

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