# 117-hr-7361: National Weather Service Communications Improvement Act

117-hr-7361, National Weather Service Communications Improvement Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Feenstra, Randy [R-IA-4] (R-IA); status Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-7361
- Congress: 117
- Title: National Weather Service Communications Improvement Act
- Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- Introduced: 2022-04-01
- Sponsor: Rep. Feenstra, Randy [R-IA-4] (R-IA)
- Cosponsors: 11
- Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

National Weather Service Communications Improvement Act This bill directs the National Weather Service (NWS) to improve the instant messaging service used by NWS personnel by implementing a commercial, off-the-shelf communications solution hosted on the public cloud to serve as a replacement for the communications system in use, commonly referred to as NWSChat.

## Cosponsors (11)

- Rep. Axne, Cynthia [D-IA-3] (D-IA), 2022-04-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Miller-Meeks, Mariannette [R-IA-1] (R-IA), 2022-04-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hinson, Ashley [R-IA-2] (R-IA), 2022-04-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gimenez, Carlos A. [R-FL-28] (R-FL), 2022-04-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ellzey, Jake [R-TX-6] (R-TX), 2022-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meijer, Peter [R-MI-3] (R-MI), 2022-05-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR), 2022-05-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. LaTurner, Jake [R-KS-2] (R-KS), 2022-05-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carey, Mike [R-OH-15] (R-OH), 2022-05-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] (D-CA), 2022-06-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ), 2022-06-09T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-7361 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/7361)

## Related
- [117-hr-2471: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-2471)
- [117-hr-3577: United States Army Rangers Veterans of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-3577)
- [117-hr-5142: To award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal, in commemoration to the servi…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5142)
- [117-hr-310: To posthumously award the Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to Glen Doher…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-310)
- [117-hres-881: Condemning the heinous terrorist attack on Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyvi…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hres-881)
- [117-hr-5735: State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial Fiscal Recovery, Infrastructure, and Disa…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5735)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-7361 (as of 2025-11-18).