Bill · H.R. 2295· House(119-HR-2295)
WING Act of 2025
- Introduced
- 3/24/2025
- Last activity
- 3/24/2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
- Sponsored by
- Randy Feenstra
- Cosponsors
- - 6 - 2
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
The WING Act of 2025 directs the Director of the National Weather Service to establish a research, development, test, and evaluation program. This program aims to ensure weather radar continues to perform effectively when physical obstructions are in its line of sight. The initiative involves identifying and testing technologies to mitigate the impact of obstructions like buildings or wind turbines. The program will prioritize various solutions, including phased array radar and the use of private-sector data. A final recommendation on the need for further research must be provided to Congress within five years.
Yes
Does this put more money into scientific research?+5
The bill establishes a new research and development program for weather radar technologies.
Does this improve help for people hit by a disaster?+3
Improving radar accuracy helps enhance weather prediction and disaster response capabilities.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Ensuring Radar Performance: The establishment of the Program aims to ensure the continued performance of weather radar detection and prediction capabilities when physical obstructions are present (Section 2(a)).
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Mitigating Obstruction Effects: The program seeks to identify and test technologies that mitigate the potential impact of obstructions on weather radar, which could help maintain accurate weather data (Section 2(b)(2)).
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Development of New Solutions: The research includes creating signal processing algorithms and short-term forecasting algorithms to replace contaminated data caused by obstructions (Section 2(b)(3)(A-B)).
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Addressing Wind Turbine Impacts: The program specifically looks at using dual polarization characteristics to mitigate the effects of wind turbines on weather radar (Section 2(b)(3)(C)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No negative impacts are explicitly mentioned in the text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Education And Technology
- Increases Scientific Research Funding+5
- Environment Energy And Infrastructure
- Improves Disaster Relief And F E M A+3
- 3/25/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 3/24/2025
- Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
- 7 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in House
Stephanie BiceRepublican · Oklahoma
Brian FitzpatrickRepublican · Pennsylvania
Mike HaridopolosRepublican · Florida
Mariannette Miller-MeeksRepublican · Iowa
James MoylanRepublican · Guam
Joe NeguseDemocrat · Colorado
Aumua Amata RadewagenRepublican · American Samoa
Eugene VindmanDemocrat · Virginia