3.0.0 2941 2023-01-11T13:40:57Z 2023-01-11T13:40:57Z Senate S 2018-05-23 115 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Reported by 2018-11-14T19:53:56Z Markup by 2018-06-27T14:00:40Z Referred to 2018-05-23T20:45:08Z S. Rept. 115-357 ESCAPE Act 115 2951 S 2018-05-24 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Identical bill CRS 2018-11-14 Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 644. Calendars 2018-11-14 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Thune with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 115-357. Committee 2018-11-14 Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Thune with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 115-357. Committee 14000 9 Library of Congress sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee 2018-06-27 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. Committee 2018-05-23 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2018-05-23 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress T000250 Sen. Thune, John [R-SD] John Thune R SD R. N G000562 Sen. Gardner, Cory [R-CO] Cory Gardner R CO 2018-06-27 False 2018-07-26T15:02:44Z S. 2941, Strengthening the Cooperative Observer Program Act of 2018 https://www.cbo.gov/publication/54307 As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on June 27, 2018 Science, Technology, Communications Atmospheric science and weather Department of Commerce Government information and archives Intergovernmental relations Science, Technology, Communications 00 2018-05-23 Introduced in Senate 2019-08-30T14:15:58Z Strengthening the Cooperative Observer Program Act of 2018

This bill directs the National Weather Service (NWS) to make improvements to the Cooperative Observer Program, including by:

  • furnishing support to state-coordinated programs relating to the program and states and regions where observations provided through the program are scarce;
  • working with state weather service headquarters to increase participation in the program and to add stations in such states and regions;
  • prioritizing the recruitment of new program volunteers; and
  • ensuring that integrated reporting is available for qualitative observations that cannot be automated, such as snow observations and hazardous weather events so that they can be reported and uploaded quickly and easily.

The NWS must coordinate with state and regional offices regarding the status of program stations at least every 180 days.

The NWS shall also coordinate with other federal agencies, including the Forest Service, the Department of Agriculture, and the U.S. Geological Survey, in leveraging opportunities to expand the program and to more effectively use its existing infrastructure, weather stations, and staff.

]]> Strengthening the Cooperative Observer Program Act of 2018 Display Title Strengthening the Cooperative Observer Program Act of 2018 Official Title as Introduced A bill to improve the Cooperative Observer Program of the National Weather Service, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Strengthening the Cooperative Observer Program Act of 2018 Short Titles as Reported to Senate Strengthening the Cooperative Observer Program Act of 2018 S Senate Reported to Senate 2018-11-14T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s2941rs/xml/BILLS-115s2941rs.xml Introduced in Senate 2018-05-23T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s2941is/xml/BILLS-115s2941is.xml 2018-11-14 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 644. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.