# 119-hr-2856: Great Lakes and National Weather Service Funding Protection Act

119-hr-2856, Great Lakes and National Weather Service Funding Protection Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Kennedy, Timothy M. [D-NY-26] (D-NY); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2025-12-21).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2856
- As of: 2025-12-21
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-2856
- Congress: 119
- Title: Great Lakes and National Weather Service Funding Protection Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-04-10
- Sponsor: Rep. Kennedy, Timothy M. [D-NY-26] (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 11
- Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-21

## 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. - 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.

## Cosponsors (11)

- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2025-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13] (D-MI), 2025-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI), 2025-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stevens, Haley M. [D-MI-11] (D-MI), 2025-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL), 2025-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2025-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2025-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brown, Shontel M. [D-OH-11] (D-OH), 2025-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10] (D-IL), 2025-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scholten, Hillary J. [D-MI-3] (D-MI), 2025-04-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2025-04-28T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Protects National Weather Service and Great Lakes funding: benefit, high. 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 Appropriati…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-2856 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2856)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7853)
- [119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-51)
- [119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-20)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2856 (as of 2025-12-21).