Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Bills & Legislation (Page 2)

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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session

Us Congress Senate Bill SB324

Introduced
1/29/25  
Smarter Weather Forecasting for Water Management, Farming, and Ranching Act of 2025This bill directs the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to establish pilot projects to support improved subseasonal to seasonal precipitation forecasting for water management in the western United States and for agriculture nationwide. (Under current law, subseasonal means the time range between two weeks and three months, and seasonal means the time range between three months and two years.)Specifically, NOAA must establish a pilot project to address challenges to improving forecasting and related product development for water management in the western United States. The project must address, among other items, improvements to operational modeling in mountainous regions and to the forecasting of atmospheric rivers. NOAA must also establish a second pilot project to address challenges to improving forecasting and related product development for U.S. agriculture. The project must address, among other items, improvements to operational modeling of warm-season precipitation and to the prediction of certain spring and summer weather patterns.  Each pilot project must include activities that engage with and leverage the resources of academic institutions and entities within NOAA, and that achieve measurable objectives for operational forecast improvement. NOAA’s authority with respect to these pilot projects expires five years after the bill’s enactment. 
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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session

Us Congress Senate Bill SB322

Introduced
1/29/25  
Improving Atmospheric River Forecasts ActThis bill requires the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to establish an atmospheric river forecast improvement program.In carrying out the program, NOAA must seek to reduce loss of life and property and other economic losses caused by atmospheric river events through research and development on accurate, effective, and actionable forecasting and warnings. The program must generally involve the establishment of quantitative atmospheric river forecast skill metrics, the development of an atmospheric river forecast system within a unified forecast system, and the development of tools and products to predict periods of active or inactive atmospheric river landfalls and inland penetration, among other activities. The program must periodically test and evaluate the value of incorporating innovative observations (e.g., observations from radar, aircraft, ocean buoys, and other sources) to facilitate the improvement of modeling and forecasting. The program must also consider the development of best practices for communicating the existence and severity of atmospheric river events, as well as other information about atmospheric rivers. The program may seek to improve precipitation modeling, with an emphasis on forecasting for complex terrain. The bill also requires NOAA to acquire and sustain adequate crewed and uncrewed aircraft (i.e., drones), equipment, and personnel necessary to meet air reconnaissance mission requirements annually during the expected atmospheric river season (November through March). 
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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session

Us Congress Senate Bill SB346

Introduced
1/30/25  
Knife Owners’ Protection Act of 2025
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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session

Us Congress Senate Bill SB337

Introduced
1/30/25  
Refer
1/30/25  
Household Goods Shipping Consumer Protection Act
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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session

Us Congress Senate Bill SB328

Introduced
1/30/25  
Stop Sports Blackouts ActThis bill requires cable and satellite broadcast providers to issue rebates to customers who are denied access to video programming included in their subscription because of programming negotiations. Specifically, where a provider’s negotiations related to the retransmission or carriage of video programming result in the provider failing to offer access to programming included in a customer’s subscription, the customer must be issued a rebate for the affected period. The Federal Communications Commission is directed to issue rules to this effect, including to establish the appropriate amount for such a rebate.  
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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session

Us Congress House Bill HB862

Introduced
1/31/25  
Refer
1/31/25  
Refer
1/31/25  
TSA Commuting Fairness Act
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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session

Us Congress Senate Bill SB71

Introduced
1/13/25  
Baby Changing on Board ActThis bill requires Amtrak passenger rail trains to have a baby changing table in at least one restroom in each car, including in an Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990-compliant restroom. The bill applies to passenger rail trains that are (1) owned and operated by Amtrak, and (2) solicited for purchase after the bill's enactment for use by Amtrak.
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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session

Us Congress Senate Bill SR21

Introduced
1/13/25  
This resolution recognizes October 10, 2025, as American Girls in Sports Day. The resolution also calls on sports-governing bodies in the United States and abroad to protect biological women and girls in sports.
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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session

Us Congress Senate Bill SR22

Introduced
1/13/25  
This resolution calls on the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) to revoke its transgender student-athlete eligibility policy and urges the NCAA to require its member conferences to conform to a biological sex-based policy across all sports and all divisions.
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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session

Us Congress Senate Bill SB93

Introduced
1/14/25  
Refer
1/14/25  
Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Amendments Act of 2025
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Us Congress 2023-2024 Regular Session

Us Congress Senate Bill SB66

Introduced
1/25/23  
Refer
1/25/23  
NOTAM Improvement Act of 2023 This bill directs the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to establish the FAA Task Force on NOTAM (notice to air missions required by international or domestic law) Improvement. A NOTAM is a notice containing information essential to personnel concerned with flight operations but not known far enough in advance to be publicized by other means. It states the abnormal status of a component of the National Airspace System. Specifically, the task force must (1) review existing methods for presenting NOTAMs and flight operations information for pilots; (2) review regulations and policies relating to NOTAMs, including their content and presentation to pilots; (3) evaluate and determine best practices to organize, prioritize, and present flight operations information in a manner that optimizes pilot review and retention of relevant information; (4) provide recommendations to improve the presentation of NOTAM information; and (5) report to Congress on its reviews and evaluations.
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Us Congress Senate Bill SB103

Introduced
1/15/25  
Extend the TikTok Deadline Act
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Us Congress 2023-2024 Regular Session

Us Congress Senate Bill SB67

Introduced
1/25/23  
Fair and Transparent Gas Prices Act of 2023 This bill requires the Federal Trade Commission to investigate anticompetitive, collusive, or other conduct related to oil and gas companies and markets.
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Us Congress 2023-2024 Regular Session

Us Congress Senate Bill SB90

Introduced
1/25/23  
Refer
1/25/23  
Informing Consumers about Smart Devices Act This bill requires manufacturers of internet-connected devices (e.g., smart appliances) that are equipped with a camera or microphone to disclose to consumers prior to purchase that a camera or microphone is part of the device. The bill does not apply to mobile phones, laptops, or other devices that a consumer would reasonably expect to include a camera or microphone.
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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session

Us Congress Senate Bill SB97

Introduced
1/15/25  
Refer
1/15/25  
Report Pass
3/12/25  
Securing Semiconductor Supply Chains Act