The record

LegislationLegislation· Dec 2023
S 1414

Sponsored by Maria Cantwell (D)

National Weather Service Communications Improvement Act

Would have required the National Weather Service to replace its staff chat tool, NWSChat, with a cloud-hosted system by 2027.

Tradeoff

Would have required the National Weather Service to replace NWSChat, its staff instant messaging tool, with a cloud-hosted system by October 1, 2027. Would have paid for it only from money already set aside for NOAA, adding no new funds.

What's in it

See official bill text
S. 1414, National Weather Service Communications Improvement Actwww.cbo.gov/publication/59788 · Nov 2023

The Senate passed this bill by on December 18, 2023. The House never voted on it, and the bill expired when the 118th Congress ended.

  1. Senate

    Introduced

    (May 3, 2023)

  2. Senate

    Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation(May 3, 2023)

  3. Senate

    The Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation voted to send it to the floor

    Reported(May 10, 2023)

  4. Senate

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (Dec 18, 2023)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  5. House

    Received from the Senate

    Received(Dec 22, 2023)