{"bill":{"id":"119-hr-1115","congress":119,"type":"HR","number":1115,"title":"Weather Radar Coverage Improvement Act","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2025-02-07","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"C001087","fullName":"Rep. Crawford, Eric A. \"Rick\" [R-AR-1]","party":"R","state":"AR","district":1}],"cosponsorsCount":1,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2025-02-07","text":"Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology."},"policyArea":"Science, Technology, Communications","subjects":[],"actions":[{"date":"2025-02-07","text":"Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-02-07","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-02-07","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":"<p><strong>Weather Radar Coverage Improvement Act</strong></p><p>This bill requires the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to develop a plan to replace the Next Generation Weather Radar (NEXRAD) system of the National Weather Service by September 30, 2040. (The NEXRAD system is a network of weather radars used to detect precipitation and wind.)</p><p>Under the bill, the plan must incorporate certain elements, including estimates of improvements to coverage and accuracy made possible by replacement of the system&nbsp;and an evaluation of the potential use of commercial radars to replace or supplement the system.&nbsp;</p><p>The bill also authorizes the National Weather Service to contract with third parties to fill gaps in radar coverage so as to better detect significant weather events over a larger area.&nbsp;</p>","updateDate":"2026-02-04T04:26:32Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":509,"ts":"2026-04-19T10:52:32.296Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"/api/public/query-gov?q=Weather%20Radar%20Coverage%20Improvement%20Act"}]}}