This Senate resolution says climate change is making extreme weather and disasters worse. It notes peer-reviewed science that climate change makes hurricanes stronger and increases coastal flooding, erosion, and heavy rains that can cause dangerous flooding. The resolution also says the National Weather Service lost more than 550 employees since President Trump took office in January 2025 and that the administration sought $2,200,000,000 in budget cuts to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The resolution states the Senate acknowledges these facts, mourns lives lost to extreme weather, and recognizes the need to fund and keep weather monitoring and alert systems and to ensure adequate staffing at the National Weather Service.
The resolution is a formal statement by members of the Senate. It was introduced on December 17, 2025, and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. The text expresses the Senate sponsors' view that climate change worsens extreme weather and that weather monitoring and alert systems should be funded and staffed. No specific actions, changes to law, or funding amounts are required by the resolution text itself.
The resolution text notes that the administration sought $2,200,000,000 in budget cuts to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The resolution does not specify any new funding amounts or costs for the actions it acknowledges. No publicly available information.
Sponsors of the resolution say: climate change drives and makes extreme weather events worse; peer-reviewed science links climate change to stronger hurricanes and more coastal flooding, erosion, and heavy rainfall; the National Weather Service has lost more than 550 employees since January 2025; and the Senate should recognize the need to fund and maintain weather monitoring and alert systems and ensure adequate staffing at the National Weather Service. The resolution also expresses mourning for lives lost to these events.
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