3.0.0 3817 2023-08-15T21:30:22Z 2023-08-15T21:30:22Z Senate S 2022-03-10 117 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Reported by 2022-12-12T22:26:08Z Markup by 2022-03-22T16:04:03Z Referred to 2022-03-11T00:12:13Z 2022-12-12 Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 629. Calendars 2022-12-12 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cantwell with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report. Committee 2022-12-12 Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cantwell with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report. Committee 14000 9 Library of Congress sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee 2022-03-22 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 2022-03-10 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2022-03-10 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress W000437 Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] Roger Wicker R MS F. N G000386 Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] Charles Grassley R IA E. 2022-03-10 True H001079 Sen. Hyde-Smith, Cindy [R-MS] Cindy Hyde-Smith R MS 2022-03-10 True T000250 Sen. Thune, John [R-SD] John Thune R SD R. 2022-03-10 True E000295 Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA] Joni Ernst R IA 2022-03-10 True D000622 Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] Tammy Duckworth D IL 2022-03-21 False C001098 Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] Ted Cruz R TX 2022-03-28 False P000595 Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] Gary Peters D MI 2022-03-31 False 2022-09-26T21:16:00Z S. 3817, TORNADO Act https://www.cbo.gov/publication/58518 As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on March 22, 2022 Science, Technology, Communications Atmospheric science and weather Congressional oversight Earth sciences Emergency communications systems Emergency planning and evacuation Floods and storm protection Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Natural disasters Performance measurement Research and development Science, Technology, Communications 00 2022-03-10 Introduced in Senate 2022-06-23T22:16:46Z Tornado Observations Research and Notification Assessment for Development of Operations Act or the TORNADO Act

This bill establishes programs and activities to improve the forecasting of hazardous weather and water events, including tornadoes.

The bill directs the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to maintain and improve the system by which the risks of hazardous weather and water events are communicated to the general public, with the goal of informing action and encouraging response to prevent loss of life and property.

NOAA shall also

  • establish or designate an existing office to serve as a hazard risk communication office;
  • establish or maintain a research program to modernize the creation and communication of risk-based, statistically reliable, probabilistic hazard information to inform effective responses to hazardous weather and water events;
  • establish a pilot program to test the effectiveness of the implementation of the research conducted pursuant to this bill;
  • submit to Congress a strategic plan for developing and prioritizing the implementation of high-resolution probabilistic forecast guidance for tornadic conditions using a next-generation weather forecast and warning framework;
  • perform one or more post-storm surveys and assessments following each hazardous weather or water event that is of sufficient societal importance;
  • update, if necessary, the system for rating tornado severity; and
  • maintain the Vortex USA tornado research program.

The Government Accountability Office shall submit a report that examines the information technology infrastructure of the National Weather Service.

]]> 25 2022-12-12 Reported to Senate 2023-08-15T21:27:58Z Tornado Observations Research and Notification Assessment for Development of Operations Act or the TORNADO Act

This bill establishes programs and activities to improve the forecasting of hazardous weather and water events, including tornadoes.

The bill directs the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to maintain and improve the system by which the risks of hazardous weather and water events are communicated to the general public, with the goal of informing action and encouraging response to prevent loss of life and property.

NOAA shall also

  • maintain a hazard risk communication office;
  • establish or maintain a research program to modernize the creation and communication of risk-based, statistically reliable, probabilistic hazard information to inform effective responses to hazardous weather and water events;
  • establish a pilot program for tornado hazard communication to test the effectiveness of the implementation of the research conducted pursuant to this bill;
  • submit to Congress a strategic plan for developing and prioritizing the implementation of high-resolution probabilistic forecast guidance for hazardous weather and water events using a next-generation weather forecast and warning framework;
  • perform one or more post-storm surveys and assessments following each hazardous weather or water event that is of sufficient societal importance;
  • update, if necessary, the system for rating tornado severity; and
  • maintain the Vortex USA tornado research program.

The Government Accountability Office shall submit a report that examines the information technology infrastructure of the National Weather Service.

]]> TORNADO Act Display Title TORNADO Act Short Title(s) as Reported to Senate TORNADO Act S Senate Reported to Senate RS Short Title(s) as Reported to Senate Tornado Observations Research and Notification Assessment for Development of Operations Act S Senate Reported to Senate RS Short Title(s) as Introduced TORNADO Act Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Introduced Tornado Observations Research and Notification Assessment for Development of Operations Act Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to improve the forecasting and understanding of tornadoes and other hazardous weather, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Reported to Senate 2022-12-12T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117s3817rs/xml/BILLS-117s3817rs.xml Introduced in Senate 2022-03-10T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117s3817is/xml/BILLS-117s3817is.xml 2022-12-12 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 629. 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.