Oversight Hearing – National Weather Service

House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies · March 26, 2026

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Opening remarks and funding overview

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4:42 → 9:44(5m 1s)

Chair opened the subcommittee hearing, thanked members and Full Committee Chairman Tom Cole, and highlighted FY2026 appropriations that included roughly $1.45 billion for the National Weather Service and an additional $10 million to support full staffing at local forecast offices; he asked the Department of Commerce to provide the committee with FY2026 spend plans to show how funds will be used.

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House Appropriations subcommittee hearing on the National Weather Service covered FY2026 funding, staffing shortages after large early retirements, modernization plans (AI, cloud migration, Radar Next), and persistent radar/observation gaps affecting rural communities.

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