# 119-hr-2646: Radar Gap Elimination Act

119-hr-2646, Radar Gap Elimination Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Moore, Tim [R-NC-14] (R-NC); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-2646
- Congress: 119
- Title: Radar Gap Elimination Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-04-03
- Sponsor: Rep. Moore, Tim [R-NC-14] (R-NC)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Modernize the U.S. weather radar network to close coverage gaps and improve severe-weather detection.** This bill would create a Radar Next Program at NOAA and require a plan to replace the current NEXRAD system, including a phased-array proof-of-concept, a weather surveillance radar testbed, and a Radar-as-a-Service option. - Communities and emergency managers would get better radar data for forecasts and warnings, improving detection of heavy rain and severe storms across a larger population area. - NOAA would need to estimate performance and coverage improvements, identify prioritized and expected deployment sites including locations more than 75 miles from existing NEXRAD stations, and plan to implement the replacement by September 30, 2040. - Private industry, academia, and local partners could be contracted under a Radar-as-a-Service model to fill low-level and wide-area gaps, test commercial and small gap-filling radars, and deploy weather cameras with FAA consultation.

## Cosponsors (4)

- Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2] (D-NC), 2025-04-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harrigan, Pat [R-NC-10] (R-NC), 2025-04-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Feenstra, Randy [R-IA-4] (R-IA), 2025-04-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bynum, Janelle S. [D-OR-5] (D-OR), 2025-10-17T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Better weather radar and warnings: benefit, high. If enacted, this bill would create a Radar Next Program at NOAA, in consultation with the National Weather Service. NOAA would set performance and coverage needs for U.S. states and territories and plan to replace today’s NEXRAD. The plan would build a proof-of-concept phased array radar and a test…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-6644: 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act
- 119-hr-3816: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act
- 119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-2646 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2646)

## Related
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- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-6644: 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6644)
- [119-hr-3816: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3816)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2646 (as of 2026-04-21).