TWISTER Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5285 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 5285

To amend the Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Act of 2017 to 
   expand the goals of the tornado warning improvement and extension 
                    program, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 10, 2025

 Ms. Stevens introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
              Committee on Science, Space, and Technology

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Act of 2017 to 
   expand the goals of the tornado warning improvement and extension 
                    program, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Tornado and Windstorm Innovation for 
Safety and Tracking Enhancement Research Act'' or the ``TWISTER Act''.

SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF GOALS OF TORNADO WARNING IMPROVEMENT AND EXTENSION 
              PROGRAM.

    Section 103 of the Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Act 
of 2017 (15 U.S.C. 8513; relating to the tornado warning improvement 
and extension program) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``The goal of such program'' and inserting 
        the following:
            ``(1) In general.--The goal of such program''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(2) Additional focuses.--In carrying out paragraph (1), 
        the Under Secretary shall ensure the development of innovative 
        tornado forecasts, predictions, and warnings, with a particular 
        focus on the following:
                    ``(A) Fast-developing storm systems, such as 
                derechos.
                    ``(B) Areas historically absent of tornadoes.
                    ``(C) Evening or nighttime tornadoes.''.
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