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H.R. 4239

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 4239, the Rural Weather Monitoring Systems Act, was introduced in the House on Jun 27, 2025 by Rep. Nathaniel Moran (R) with 5 co-sponsors. It was referred to Science, Space, And Technology, and last saw action on Jun 27, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.

Record

Text

H.R. 4239 has 5 co-sponsors.

hb4239/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 4239 IH: Rural Weather Monitoring Systems Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-06-27
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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.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 4239  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   June 27, 2025   Mr. Moran  (for himself and  Mr. Sorensen ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology    A BILL
To require a study of rural weather monitoring systems.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Rural Weather Monitoring Systems Act  .
2.
Study of rural weather monitoring systems
(a)
In general
Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation in the Senate a study of rural weather monitoring systems.
(b)
Contents
The study required under subsection (a) shall include information relating to the following:
(1)
The capacity of current rural weather monitoring systems.
(2)
The geographical differences in availability and effectiveness of rural weather monitoring systems.
(3)
The availability of resources for rural areas to produce better weather monitoring systems.
(4)
The number of rural areas affected by unreliable or unavailable accurate rural weather monitoring systems.
(5)
The need for updated weather monitoring for rural areas.
(6)
The barriers that rural areas face obtaining and upgrading rural weather reporting systems.

Tracker

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

  1. Introduced2025-06-27
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

To require a study of rural weather monitoring systems.

Sponsors

Rep. Nathaniel Moran (R) sponsors H.R. 4239, and 5 members have co-sponsored it, 1 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 4239 went before 1 committee: Science, Space, and Technology.

Science, Space, and Technology
Science, Space, and Technology
Referred To · Jun 27, 2025 · 178 Bills

Actions

H.R. 4239 has taken 2 actions since Jun 27, 2025.

ChamberAction
Jun 27, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Jun 27, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.Science, Space, and Technology Committee

Votes

H.R. 4239 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 4239 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Rural Weather Monitoring Systems Act — Display Title
  • Rural Weather Monitoring Systems Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To require a study of rural weather monitoring systems. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 10 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 4239 in 5 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 Alcohol and Drug Abuse, Automotive Industry, Budget/Appropriations, Consumer Issues/Safety/Products, Disaster Planning/Emergencies, Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities, Housing, Insurance.

Clients

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

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION—District of Columbia15—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION FKA PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURERS ASSOC. OF AMERICA15—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
BRETT HEWITT115
DAVID PEARCE115
DONALD GRIFFIN115
MONA DOOLEY115
ROBERT GORDON115
SAM WHITFIELD115
STEF ZIELEZIENSKI115
THERESA PETTIGREW115
CORY MAKS112
KATE CAREY111

Filings

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

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION FKA PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURERS ASSOC. OF AMERICA2026 second_quarter$2.1M2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION FKA PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURERS ASSOC. OF AMERICA2026 first_quarter$1.4M1st Quarter - Report
AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION FKA PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURERS ASSOC. OF AMERICA2025 third_quarter$1.4M3rd Quarter - Amendme…
AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION FKA PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURERS ASSOC. OF AMERICA2025 third_quarter$1.4M3rd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION FKA PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURERS ASSOC. OF AMERICA2025 fourth_quarter$1.4M4th Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 4239 under Science, Technology, Communications, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 5 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 4239’s is Science, Technology, Communications.

hr4239/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

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 4239 carries 5 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Atmospheric science and weather to Rural conditions and development.

hr4239/subjects.txt
Atmospheric science and weatherCongressional oversightEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchGovernment studies and investigationsRural conditions and development

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com