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HR 7361 117th Congress House Science, Technology, Communications Atmospheric science and weather

National Weather Service Communications Improvement Act

Introduced: April 1, 2022 Introduced by: Feenstra, Randy Republican · Iowa See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 14 steps
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Became law
Jul 28, 2022
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Jul 27, 2022
Pursuant to section 5 of H. Res. 1254, and the motion offered by Mr. Kildee, the following bills passed under suspension of the rules: H.R. 623, as amended; H.R. 3952, as amended; H.R. 3962, as amended; H.R. 4551; H.R. 5313, as amended; H.R. 6933; H.R. 7132, as amended; H.R. 7361; H.R. 7569; H.R. 7624, as amended; H.R. 7733, as amended; and H.R. 7981, as amended. (consideration: CR H7197-7211, H7219-7220, H7223-7237; text: 07/26/2022 CR H7097)
Jul 27, 2022
Passed/agreed to in House: Pursuant to section 5 of H. Res. 1254, and the motion offered by Mr. Kildee, the following bills passed under suspension of the rules: H.R. 623, as amended; H.R. 3952, as amended; H.R. 3962, as amended; H.R. 4551; H.R. 5313, as amended; H.R. 6933; H.R. 7132, as amended; H.R. 7361; H.R. 7569; H.R. 7624, as amended; H.R. 7733, as amended; and H.R. 7981, as amended.(consideration: CR H7197-7211, H7219-7220, H7223-7237; text: 07/26/2022 CR H7097)
Jul 27, 2022
Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1254, proceedings on H.R. 7361 are considered vacated.
Jul 26, 2022
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
Jul 26, 2022
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 7361.
Jul 26, 2022
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7097-7098)
Jul 26, 2022
Mr. Beyer moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Jul 14, 2022
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 319.
Jul 14, 2022
Reported by the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. H. Rept. 117-412.
May 17, 2022
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
May 17, 2022
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Apr 1, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
Apr 1, 2022
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

National Weather Service Communications Improvement Act

This bill directs the National Weather Service (NWS) to improve the instant messaging service used by NWS personnel by implementing a commercial, off-the-shelf communications solution hosted on the public cloud to serve as a replacement for the communications system in use, commonly referred to as NWSChat.

What's happening now July 28, 2022

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

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