# 114-hr-5089: RADAR Act

114-hr-5089, RADAR Act, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Boustany, Charles W., Jr. [R-LA-3] (R-LA); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-5089
- Congress: 114
- Title: RADAR Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.
- Introduced: 2016-04-28
- Sponsor: Rep. Boustany, Charles W., Jr. [R-LA-3] (R-LA)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Reducing America's Destructive Atmospheric Risks Act or the RADAR Act This bill directs the Department of Commerce to: (1) maintain and operate at least one Doppler weather radar site within 55 miles of each state's capital city in the United States, and (2) ensure that each radar is available to the office of the National Weather Service that serves that city. Commerce shall ensure that each radar conforms with the same standards that apply to radars operated through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, including standards relating to the use of dual-polarization technology or other technologies included in Weather Surveillance Radar, 1988, Doppler (WSR-88D) radars. When determining the location for construction of a radar meeting the requirements of this Act, Commerce shall consider nearby counties that have populations over 130,000 and do not otherwise have radar beam coverage below 10,00 feet from such Doppler radars. Commerce shall report to Congress on the Doppler weather radar sites that need to be constructed or acquired to meet this Act's requirements.

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- 114-hr-6176: Export Control Reform Act
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## Sources
- [114-hr-5089 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/5089)

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- [114-hr-6277: Veterans' Health Care Safety Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6277)
- [114-hr-6228: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and modify the alternative…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6228)
- [114-hr-6176: Export Control Reform Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6176)
- [114-hr-6169: Ending Legacy Lawsuit Abuse Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6169)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5089 (as of 2025-11-18).