Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 417.
This bill renews funding for a national ocean and coastal monitoring system that tracks things like water conditions, weather, and ocean changes. It keeps the program running through 2030 at $56 million per year and updates the law to reflect current government structure. If this passes, the U.S. continues collecting ocean data used for weather forecasts, fishing, disaster preparation, and coastal community safety.
Millions of Americans living along coastlines depend on ocean monitoring data for hurricane warnings, flood preparation, and safe drinking water. This bill keeps that data flowing by funding the national ocean observation network for five more years.