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S. 1958

U.S. Senate•In Senate Committee

Summary

S. 1958, the FORECAST Act, was introduced in the Senate on Jun 4, 2025 by Sen. Jerry Moran (R) with 1 co-sponsor. It was referred to Commerce, Science, And Transportation, and last saw action on Jun 4, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Record

Text

S. 1958 has 1 co-sponsor.

sb1958/introduced-in-senate.txt
119 S1958 IS: Federal Operational Resilience in Emergency Conditions And Storm Tracking Act
 U.S. Senate
 2025-06-04
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 II  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  S. 1958  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   June 4, 2025   Mr. Moran  (for himself and  Mr. Peters ) introduced the following bill; which was
  read twice and referred to the  Committee on
  Commerce, Science, and Transportation    A BILL
To exempt certain positions of the National Weather Service that are
  necessary for public safety from any Federal Government hiring freeze, and for other
 purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Federal Operational Resilience in Emergency Conditions And Storm Tracking Act   or the   FORECAST Act  .
2.
Exemption of certain positions within the National Weather Service from Federal
 Government hiring freezes
(a)
In general
The Secretary shall exempt covered positions within the National Weather Service from any Executive order or memorandum imposing a hiring freeze for employees of the Federal Government due to the role of those positions as necessary for public safety in issuing weather and flood warnings, maintaining critical observational equipment, and protecting life and property from weather-related hazards.
(b)
Implementation
The Secretary shall implement the requirement under subsection (a) by not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(c)
Report
Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on staffing levels at the National Weather Service for covered positions.
(d)
Retroactive application
The requirement under subsection (a) shall negate any job offer rescinded on or after January 20, 2025, for a covered position.
(e)
Definitions
In this section:
(1)
Covered position
The term  covered position  means a position of the National Weather Service in job series 1340 (meteorology), 1315 (hydrology), or 856 (electronics technician), or any successor job series number.
(2)
Secretary
The term  Secretary  means the Secretary of Commerce.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-06-04
  2. Passed Senate
  3. Passed House
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

A bill to exempt certain positions of the National Weather Service that are necessary for public safety from any Federal Government hiring freeze, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Sen. Jerry Moran (R) sponsors S. 1958, and 1 member has co-sponsored it from the day it was introduced.

Committees

S. 1958 went before 1 committee: Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Referred To · Jun 4, 2025 · 458 Bills

Actions

S. 1958 has taken 2 actions since Jun 4, 2025.

ChamberAction
Jun 4, 2025
Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
Jun 4, 2025
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Introduced in Senate

Votes

S. 1958 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

S. 1958 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.

  • FORECAST Act — Display Title
  • FORECAST Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • Federal Operational Resilience in Emergency Conditions And Storm Tracking Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • A bill to exempt certain positions of the National Weather Service that are necessary for public safety from any Federal Government hiring freeze, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

3 clients hired 3 firms and 18 registered lobbyists who named S. 1958 in 10 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Agriculture, Science/Technology, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Automotive Industry, Banking, Consumer Issues/Safety/Products, Disaster Planning/Emergencies, Energy/Nuclear.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES—District of Columbia15—
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA—District of Columbia14—
CLEAN FUEL ALLIANCE "FKA NATIONAL BIODIESEL BOARD"Biodiesel advocacyMissouri11$30K

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES15—
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA14—
KIT BOND STRATEGIES11$30K

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
ANTHONY COTTO115
JAMES GRANDE115
KATHERINE DUVENECK115
NICHOLAS BOUKNIGHT115
ROBERT MCCARTY115
BRENT PALMER114
CARL WELLIVER114
CHRISTINE CASTILLO114
CHRISTOPHER HARRINGTON114
ERIC ANTHONY114
KAMALA LYON114
KATHLEEN RITZMAN114
KENT SPRINGFIELD114
PHILLIP HARMAN114
ANNIE NGUYEN112
WILLIAM SEABROOK112
GEORGE REDDEN111
KENNY HULSHOF111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIAUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA2025 second_quarter$970K2nd Quarter - Report
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIAUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA2025 third_quarter$840K3rd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIESNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES2026 second_quarter$540K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIESNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES2026 first_quarter$506.4K1st Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIESNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES2025 fourth_quarter$465.8K4th Quarter - Report
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIAUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA2025 fourth_quarter$450K4th Quarter - Amendme…
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIESNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES2025 third_quarter$442.1K3rd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIESNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES2025 second_quarter$435.7K2nd Quarter - Report
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIAUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA2025 fourth_quarter$350K4th Quarter - Report
CLEAN FUEL ALLIANCE "FKA NATIONAL BIODIESEL BOARD"KIT BOND STRATEGIES2025 first_quarter$30K1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 1958 under Science, Technology, Communications, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 1958’s is Science, Technology, Communications.

s1958/policy-areas.txt
Science, Technology, CommunicationsAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

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