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Search Results: keywords:"under secretary of commerce for oceans and atmosphere"

S. 5599 — To require the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere to conduct a project to improve forecasts of coastal marine fog.
December 18, 2024
Status:Introduced in Senate
Congress:118
Words:619
S. 5599, titled the "Fog Forecast Improvement Act," is a bill requiring the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere to launch a project aimed at improving forecasts of coastal marine fog. The project intends to enhance vessel safety and minimize economic impacts...
Simple Explanation
S. 5599, the "Fog Forecast Improvement Act," is a bill that wants a big weather helper to make better guesses about fog near the coast so ships stay safe and businesses don't get stuck. They're figuring out how to make these fog predictions better using special technology and will talk to lots of people to make it work well.
S. 590 — To require the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere to maintain the National Mesonet Program, and for other purposes.
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February 13, 2025
Status:Introduced in Senate
Congress:119
Words:1,930
The bill S. 590 requires the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere to maintain and enhance the National Mesonet Program. This program aims to increase the quantity and quality of weather-related data by collaborating with different organizations, including...
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The bill wants someone in charge to make sure we have better weather data by working with different groups to help us know more about things like rain, fire, and drought. It plans to give money to help places get better at watching the weather and promises to report back on how things are going.
S. 4901 — To require the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere to maintain the National Mesonet Program, and for other purposes.
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July 31, 2024
Status:Introduced in Senate
Congress:118
Words:1,834
S. 4901 aims to ensure the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere continues the National Mesonet Program. This program focuses on improving weather forecasting by using data from various sources like commercial, academic, and other non-government networks. It...
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S. 4901 is a bill that wants the government to keep a special program going that helps make weather forecasts better by using lots of different types of weather data, and it sets aside a lot of money to help do this over the next few years.
S. 1278 — To require the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere to conduct a project to improve forecasts of coastal marine fog, and for other purposes.
April 03, 2025
Status:Introduced in Senate
Congress:119
Words:664
S. 1278 is a bill that proposes a project to improve forecasts of coastal marine fog to enhance vessel safety and reduce economic impacts of fog events. The Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere is tasked with increasing observations through various...
Simple Explanation
S. 1278 wants to help make the weather forecasts for fog near the ocean better, so boat people stay safe and businesses don't lose money; it involves using new technology, talking to lots of different groups, and planning carefully.
S. 613 — To require the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere to maintain the National Mesonet Program, and for other purposes.
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February 18, 2025
Status:Introduced in Senate
Congress:119
Words:1,949
S. 613 aims to ensure the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere continues managing the National Mesonet Program. This program focuses on collecting and integrating weather data to improve forecasts for atmospheric, drought, fire, and water events. The bill...
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The bill wants someone in charge to make sure we collect lots of weather info to help predict the weather better, and they'll work with different groups to do it. They’ll also get some money to help pay for this and have to tell grown-ups in charge how it's going.
S. 5490 — To require the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere to maintain a communications program to communicate with the general public about patterns and trends with respect to changing weather and climate, and for other purposes.
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December 11, 2024
Status:Introduced in Senate
Congress:118
Words:574
S. 5490 is a bill aimed at establishing a communications program through the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere to inform the general public about changing weather and climate patterns. The program intends to provide operational climate products and...
Simple Explanation
S. 5490 is a plan to help people learn about the weather and climate changes by using $3 million each year for four years to share this information, but some people worry that without a good plan for spending and sharing the money, it might not be used well.

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