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S.2058: To require the Secretary of Commerce to study the coverage gaps of the Next Generation Weather Radar of the National Weather Service and to develop a plan for improving radar coverage and hazardous weather detection and forecasting.
About This Bill
- Introduced Sept. 17, 2015
- Latest Major Action Dec. 2, 2016
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Bill Cosponsor
Bill Versions
- Referred in House - Dec. 2, 2016
- Engrossed in Senate - Dec. 1, 2016
- Reported to Senate - Sept. 15, 2016
- Introduced in Senate - Sept. 17, 2015
Bill Summary
(Sec. 1) This bill directs the Department of Commerce to complete, within 90 days after enactment of this bill, a study on gaps in the coverage of the Next Generation Weather Radar of the National Weather Service (NEXRAD). In conducting this study, Commerce shall identify areas in the United States with limited or no NEXRAD coverage below 6,000 feet above ground level of the surrounding terrain. For those areas identified, Commerce shall...
(Source: Library of Congress)
Congressional Budget Office Estimate
Bill Actions
| Date | Description |
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| Dec. 2, 2016 |
Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
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| Dec. 2, 2016 |
Received in the House.
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| Dec. 2, 2016 |
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
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| Dec. 1, 2016 |
Passed the SenatePassed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Unanimous Consent. |
| Dec. 1, 2016 |
The committee substitute withdrawn by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6679)
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| Dec. 1, 2016 |
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S6679-6680; text of measure as reported in Senate: CR S6679)
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| Sept. 15, 2016 |
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 629.
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| Sept. 15, 2016 |
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Thune with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 114-351.
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| Dec. 9, 2015 |
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
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| Sept. 17, 2015 |
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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| Sept. 17, 2015 |
Introduced in the Senate by Richard M. Burr (R-N.C.) |