NOAA Weather Radio Modernization Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 7813 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7813 To amend the Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Act of 2017 to require the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere to expand and modernize the weather radio system of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 5, 2026 Mr. Babin (for himself, Mr. Flood, Mr. Sorensen, Mrs. Bice, and Mr. Amo) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Act of 2017 to require the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere to expand and modernize the weather radio system of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``NOAA Weather Radio Modernization Act''. SEC. 2. NOAA WEATHER RADIO. (a) In General.--The Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Act of 2017 (15 U.S.C. 8501 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new title: ``TITLE VII--NOAA WEATHER RADIO ``SEC. 701. NOAA WEATHER RADIO. ``(a) In General.--The Under Secretary shall establish or maintain a nationwide weather radio network, to be known as `NOAA Weather Radio', that-- ``(1) broadcasts weather information, including emergency weather watches, warnings, geological hazards, and other hazard information; ``(2) operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week; and ``(3) is resilient to emergency hazards, such as loss of power and cellular service. ``(b) Coverage and Reliability.--The Under Secretary shall