A resolution recognizing that climate change-driven extreme weather events are increasing at the same time that the government is dismantling weather monitoring and alert systems.
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeMr. Whitehouse (for himself, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Schatz, …
Summary
What This Bill Does
This Senate resolution formally recognizes the connection between climate change and increasingly severe extreme weather events. It expresses the Senate's condolences for lives lost to these events and calls for maintaining adequate funding, staffing, and support for weather monitoring and alert systems, particularly at the National Weather Service.
Who Benefits and How
General Public: Benefits from continued investment in weather forecasting and emergency alert systems that provide life-saving advance warning of storms, floods, and other extreme weather events.
Weather-Dependent Industries (agriculture, aviation, shipping, construction): Benefit from reliable weather monitoring that enables better planning and risk management for operations sensitive to weather conditions.
Public Safety Agencies and Emergency Responders: Benefit from maintained weather infrastructure that supports their ability to prepare for and respond to weather emergencies.
Who Bears the Burden and How
National Weather Service: Bears increased responsibility and scrutiny regarding staffing levels and operational capacity, though the resolution also supports adequate funding for the agency.
Federal Government: Implicitly called upon to maintain or increase funding for weather monitoring infrastructure rather than reducing it.
Note: As a non-binding resolution, this bill does not impose direct legal requirements or financial burdens on any party.
Key Provisions
- Formally acknowledges that climate change drives and exacerbates life-threatening extreme weather events
- Expresses Senate mourning for innocent lives lost to extreme weather events
- Affirms the need to fund and maintain weather monitoring and alert systems
- Calls for ensuring adequate staffing at the National Weather Service
Evidence Chain:
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Primary Purpose
This bill acknowledges the impact of climate change on extreme weather events, expresses condolences for lives lost, and emphasizes the need to fund and maintain weather monitoring systems.
Policy Domains
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
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