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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 88.
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Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cruz with amendments. With written report No. 119-26.
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2025-01-27
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S. 258, TORNADO Act
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/61253
As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on February 5, 2025
Science, Technology, Communications
- Atmospheric science and weather
2025-05-08T14:34:50Z
- Congressional oversight
2025-05-08T14:34:51Z
- Earth sciences
2025-05-08T14:34:50Z
- Emergency communications systems
2025-05-08T14:34:50Z
- Emergency planning and evacuation
2025-05-08T14:34:50Z
- Floods and storm protection
2025-05-08T14:34:50Z
- Government information and archives
2025-05-08T14:34:50Z
- Government studies and investigations
2025-05-08T14:34:50Z
- Natural disasters
2025-05-08T14:34:50Z
- Performance measurement
2025-05-08T14:34:50Z
- Research and development
2025-05-08T14:34:50Z
Science, Technology, Communications
2025-05-01T19:32:15Z
00
2025-01-27
Introduced in Senate
2025-06-03T19:22:26Z
Tornado Observations Research and Notification Assessment for Development of Operations Act or the TORNADO Act
This bill requires the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to evaluate and improve its communications about hurricanes, tornadoes, winter storms, and other hazardous weather events.
Specifically, NOAA must establish a Risk Communication Office to evaluate the effectiveness of NOAA's communications and to identify ways to provide simpler and clearer information to the public about hazardous weather events. NOAA must also (1) establish a research program to modernize its communication systems, and (2) establish a pilot program to implement the research with respect to communications about tornadoes.
Additionally, the bill requires NOAA to develop a strategic plan for implementing the Warn-on-Forecast System, which aims to provide more advanced warnings of thunderstorm-related events (e.g., tornadoes). The bill also requires NOAA to evaluate its tornado rating system and to conduct post-storm assessments of significant events.
The bill also provides statutory authority for NOAA's Verification of the Origins of Rotation in Tornadoes Experiment (known as VORTEX-USA), a collaborative project between meteorologists and social scientists to study the conditions that contribute to dangerous tornadoes in the Southeast and the best ways to communicate these events to the public.
Finally, the Government Accountability Office must report on the National Weather Service's communication technology, particularly with respect to timely notices of hazardous weather events.

TORNADO Act
- Short Title(s) as Reported to Senate
103

TORNADO Act
2025-06-04T03:23:24Z
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Senate
Reported to Senate
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- Short Title(s) as Reported to Senate
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Tornado Observations Research and Notification Assessment for Development of Operations Act
2025-06-04T03:23:24Z
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Senate
Reported to Senate
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TORNADO Act
2025-06-03T11:03:17Z
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101

TORNADO Act
2025-02-05T14:23:19Z
Introduced in Senate
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101

Tornado Observations Research and Notification Assessment for Development of Operations Act
2025-02-05T14:23:19Z
Introduced in Senate
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A bill to improve forecasting and understanding of tornadoes and other hazardous weather, and for other purposes.
2025-02-05T14:18:26Z
Introduced in Senate
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- Reported to Senate
2025-06-02T04:00:00Z
  - https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119s258rs/xml/BILLS-119s258rs.xml
- Introduced in Senate
2025-01-27T05:00:00Z
  - https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119s258is/xml/BILLS-119s258is.xml
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