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HR 3915 118th Congress House Science, Technology, Communications Atmospheric science and weather Aviation and airports Research and development

Aviation Weather Improvement Act

Introduced: June 7, 2023 Introduced by: McCormick, Richard Republican · Georgia See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 21, 2023
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 171.
Sep 21, 2023
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. H. Rept. 118-211.
Jul 27, 2023
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 35 - 0.
Jul 27, 2023
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Jun 7, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
Jun 7, 2023
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Aviation Weather Improvement Act

This bill requires the National Weather Service (NWS) to establish certain programs to improve weather forecasts for aircrafts.

Specifically, the NWS must establish an aircraft-based observation program. Under the program, the NWS must partner with the weather industry to deploy critical atmospheric sensors on aircrafts to support certain weather data collection. Additionally, the NWS' Aviation Weather Center must incorporate turbulence events into its forecasting capabilities and timely deliver this information to the world airspace system. The NWS must also work with the Federal Aviation Administration to improve weather and turbulence forecasting, such as through identifying data gaps that can inform flight plans. 

 

What's happening now September 21, 2023

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 171.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
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