# 119-s-590: Improving Flood and Agricultural Forecasts Act of 2025

119-s-590, Improving Flood and Agricultural Forecasts Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] (D-HI); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-10).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-590
- Congress: 119
- Title: Improving Flood and Agricultural Forecasts Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-02-13
- Sponsor: Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] (D-HI)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-10

## Summary

**Statutory establishment of a National Mesonet Program** at NOAA to expand and integrate local weather and soil observation networks and improve forecasting for floods, droughts, fire, and water events. The program prioritizes non-Federal data, sets quality and cost-effectiveness standards, and requires an expert advisory committee to guide data needs and procurement. - Families, farmers, and emergency managers get denser, local forecasts and soil moisture data to support flood warnings, drought planning, and agricultural decisions. This aims to improve short-term warnings and seasonal outlooks. - State, Tribal, private, and academic entities can receive financial and technical support to build or upgrade mesonet equipment, with at least 15% of annual program funds reserved for them. Recipients must commit to providing quality data and sustaining it for at least five years. - Transportation and surface-transport sectors gain expanded roadway and surface condition observations to better inform real-time travel safety and maintenance decisions. *Authorizes up to $50.0 million in FY2025, rising to $70.0 million in FY2029 to carry out the program, establishing annual funding ceilings for those years.*

## Provisions PRIA read

- More funding for local weather networks: benefit, medium. If enacted, this bill would create a National Mesonet Program at NOAA to collect more local weather, soil, and road-condition data. It would make available up to $50 million in FY2025, $55 million in FY2026, $61 million in FY2027, $68 million in FY2028, and $70 million in FY2029. At least 15% of ea…

## Related bills

- 119-s-3923: Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Reauthorization Act of 2026
- 119-s-4976: Native Children’s Commission Implementation Act of 2026
- 119-s-5071: Children's Safe Welcome Act of 2026
- 119-s-1541: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-s-5283: Momnibus Act
- 119-s-2823: FAMILY Act

## Sources
- [119-s-590 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/590)

## Related
- [119-s-3923: Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Reauthorization Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3923)
- [119-s-4976: Native Children’s Commission Implementation Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4976)
- [119-s-5071: Children's Safe Welcome Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5071)
- [119-s-1541: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1541)
- [119-s-5283: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5283)
- [119-s-2823: FAMILY Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2823)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-590 (as of 2026-09-10).