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Great Lakes and National Weather Service Funding Protection Act
Sponsored By: Representative Kennedy, Timothy M. [D-NY-26]
Introduced
Summary
Protects funding for the National Weather Service and NOAA's Great Lakes region. It would bar impoundment, transfer, or reprogramming of discretionary federal funds for those programs unless a later statute explicitly references this Act and authorizes the action.
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- NOAA compliance: The NOAA Administrator must certify to five congressional committees — House Appropriations; House Natural Resources; House Science, Space, and Technology; Senate Appropriations; and Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation — within 30 days of enactment and annually thereafter.
- Funding covered: The restriction applies to discretionary appropriations, including amounts made available by the Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025.
- Legal mechanism: The bill references the Impoundment Control Act of 1974 and requires an express statutory reference to this Act for any future impoundment, transfer, or reprogramming to be allowed.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
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Protects National Weather Service and Great Lakes funding
If enacted, this bill would take effect right away and block freezing, moving, or reprogramming money for the National Weather Service. It would also protect funds for NOAA's Great Lakes Region. It would cover current discretionary funds, including money in the 2025 Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act (Public Law 119-4). These funds could change only if Congress later passes a new law that cites this Act and allows it. NOAA would have to certify to key House and Senate committees within 30 days of enactment and every year after.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Kennedy, Timothy M. [D-NY-26]
NY • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12]
MI • D
Sponsored 4/10/2025
Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13]
MI • D
Sponsored 4/10/2025
Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6]
MI • D
Sponsored 4/10/2025
Rep. Stevens, Haley M. [D-MI-11]
MI • D
Sponsored 4/10/2025
Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7]
IL • D
Sponsored 4/10/2025
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
Sponsored 4/10/2025
Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]
IL • D
Sponsored 4/10/2025
Rep. Brown, Shontel M. [D-OH-11]
OH • D
Sponsored 4/10/2025
Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10]
IL • D
Sponsored 4/10/2025
Rep. Scholten, Hillary J. [D-MI-3]
MI • D
Sponsored 4/17/2025
Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2]
CA • D
Sponsored 4/28/2025
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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