Contact Congress about S. 613: Improving Flood and Agricultural Forecasts Act of 2025

NOAA would keep and grow a national network for local weather and environmental data. The bill would fund better monitoring for floods, drought, farms, roads, and severe storms. It also sets rules for grants, data quality, expert advice, and reports to Congress.

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Improving Flood and Agricultural Forecasts Act of 2025 is a Senate bill waiting for floor action. The latest recorded action: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 194.

Latest action on S. 613: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 194.

Who this affects: This bill mainly affects farmers, rural communities, emergency managers, transportation officials, weather data networks, states, tribes, colleges, universities, and private weather companies. Farmers and water managers could get better soil and drought data. Emergency and transportation officials could get better storm, flood, fire, and road-weather information. Non-federal monitoring groups could receive funding, but only if they share data and help maintain their systems.

Why this matters: Local weather gaps can make forecasts less useful for farms, roads, floods, droughts, fires, and storms. This bill would try to fill those gaps by bringing more monitoring networks into one national program. Better data could help warnings come sooner and make forecasts more local. The bill does not say exactly how much forecasts would improve or how much damage it would prevent.

Key provisions in S. 613

• NOAA’s top ocean and atmosphere official must keep the National Mesonet Program running. It would become a standing program, not a one-time project.
• The program must focus on useful data from commercial groups, universities, and other non-federal networks. It must also work with existing satellite and ocean observing systems.
• NOAA must add more kinds of environmental data and collect it from more places. This includes data near the ground and data where air and ocean conditions affect each other.
• The bill supports the National Weather Service goal of giving 30 minutes of warning before severe weather when possible. Better observations and weather model formulas would help with that goal.
• NOAA must collect and use soil moisture and vegetation water data. That data would support drought tracking, farm decisions, and emergency planning.

How Modern Action helps you take action on S. 613

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Questions people ask about S. 613

What is S. 613?

NOAA would keep and grow a national network for local weather and environmental data. The bill would fund better monitoring for floods, drought, farms, roads, and severe storms. It also sets rules for grants, data quality, expert advice, and reports to Congress.

How do I support or oppose S. 613?

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Who should I contact about S. 613?

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