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60 Congressional Research Service reports and publications

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) FY2026 Budget Request and Appropriations
2025-09-05 · Resources · IF13024 · HTML available · PDF available
Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025 (H.R. 3816)
2025-08-08 · Resources · IF12698 · HTML available · PDF available
Frequently Asked Questions: Mapping of U.S. Ocean and Coastal Waters
2025-07-29 · Reports · R47623 · HTML available · PDF available
Extreme Heat: Background, NOAA’s Role, and Issues for Congress
2025-06-24 · Reports · R48579 · HTML available · PDF available
Tornadoes: Forecasting, Detection, and Communication
2025-05-30 · Resources · IF12695 · HTML available · PDF available
What Is the Blue Economy?
2025-05-06 · Resources · IF12188 · HTML available · PDF available
Coastal Blue Carbon as a Carbon Dioxide Removal Approach: Selected Issues for Congress
2025-04-29 · Reports · R48148 · HTML available · PDF available
Science and Technology Issues for the 119th Congress
2025-04-03 · Reports · R48482 · HTML available · PDF available
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) FY2025 Budget Request and Appropriations
2025-04-03 · Resources · IF12667 · HTML available · PDF available
Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA): Overview and Issues for Congress
2025-04-03 · Reports · R45460 · HTML available · PDF available
Understanding NOAA’s “Billion-Dollar Disasters”
2025-03-17 · Resources · IF12944 · HTML available · PDF available
Plastic Pollution and Policy Considerations: Frequently Asked Questions
2025-03-07 · Reports · R48293 · HTML available · PDF available
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA): Organization Overview and Issues for Congress
2025-03-04 · Reports · R47636 · HTML available · PDF available
Federal Assessments and Warnings of Potential Post-Fire Debris Flows: Examples from the January 2025 Los Angeles County Wildfires
2025-02-10 · Posts · IN12507 · HTML available · PDF available
Water Resource Issues in the 119th Congress
2025-01-29 · Reports · R48372 · HTML available · PDF available
Fire Weather: Background and Forecasting
2025-01-28 · Resources · IF12884 · HTML available · PDF available
January 2025 Los Angeles County Wildfires
2025-01-16 · Resources · IF12871 · HTML available · PDF available
Atmospheric Rivers: Background and Forecasting
2025-01-13 · Resources · IF12872 · HTML available
Canada: Background and U.S. Relations
2025-01-10 · Reports · R47620 · HTML available · PDF available
Understanding Linked Climate and Weather Hazards and the Challenges to Federal Emergency Management
2025-01-02 · Resources · IF12307 · HTML available · PDF available
Federal Research and Development (R&D) Funding: FY2025
2024-12-09 · Reports · R48307 · HTML available · PDF available
Marine Debris: NOAA’s Role
2024-11-26 · Resources · IF10967 · HTML available · PDF available
Science and Technology Issues for the 118th Congress
2024-10-15 · Reports · R47373 · HTML available · PDF available
Hurricane Rapid Intensification: In Brief
2024-10-04 · Reports · R48212 · HTML available · PDF available
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Budget and Funding: Overview and Issues for Congress
2024-08-15 · Reports · R48157 · HTML available · PDF available
Federal-Tribal Consultation: Background and Issues for Congress
2024-06-12 · Reports · R48093 · HTML available · PDF available
NOAA’s Commercial Data Program: Background and Considerations for Congress
2024-05-30 · Resources · IF12671 · HTML available · PDF available
The Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Act of 2017: Congressional Direction to NOAA in P.L. 115-25
2024-05-03 · Reports · R44838 · HTML available · PDF available
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) FY2024 Budget Request and Appropriations
2024-03-18 · Resources · IF12406 · HTML available · PDF available
U.S. Gulf Oil & Natural Gas Assets and Infrastructure
2023-12-20 · Infographics · IG10043 · HTML available · PDF available
The Coastal Barrier Resources Act (CBRA)
2023-10-03 · Resources · IF10859 · HTML available · PDF available
Protection of Undersea Telecommunication Cables: Issues for Congress
2023-08-07 · Reports · R47648 · HTML available · PDF available
Post-Wildfire Debris Flows: Federal Role in Assessment and Warning
2023-07-10 · Reports · R47618 · HTML available · PDF available
Ocean Acidification: Frequently Asked Questions
2023-04-25 · Reports · R47300 · HTML available · PDF available
Drought in the United States: Science, Policy, and Selected Federal Authorities
2023-03-09 · Reports · R46911 · HTML available · PDF available
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) FY2023 Budget Request and Appropriations
2023-02-27 · Resources · IF12156 · HTML available · PDF available
Federal Lands and Related Resources: Overview and Selected Issues for the 118th Congress
2023-02-24 · Reports · R43429 · HTML available · PDF available
Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI)
2022-12-09 · Resources · IF12280 · HTML available · PDF available
Flooding: Selected Federal Assistance and Programs to Reduce Risk
2022-10-18 · Reports · R47286 · HTML available · PDF available
Ecosystem Restoration in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act: Overview and Issues for Congress
2022-10-03 · Reports · R47263 · HTML available · PDF available
Forecasting Tropical Cyclones: NOAA’s Role
2022-08-10 · Resources · IF10719 · HTML available · PDF available
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) FY2022 Budget Request and Appropriations
2022-06-17 · Resources · IF11914 · HTML available · PDF available
Federal Research and Development (R&D) Funding: FY2023
2022-06-10 · Reports · R47161 · HTML available · PDF available
Space Weather: An Overview of Policy and Select U.S. Government Roles and Responsibilities
2022-03-29 · Reports · R46049 · HTML available · PDF available
Federal Research and Development (R&D) Funding: FY2022
2022-01-19 · Reports · R46869 · HTML available · PDF available
Marine Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs): Background, Statutory Authorities, and Issues for Congress
2021-09-27 · Reports · R46921 · HTML available · PDF available
Drought Response and Preparedness: Policy and Legislation
2021-06-04 · Resources · IF10702 · HTML available · PDF available
Science and Technology Issues in the 117th Congress
2021-05-05 · Reports · R46787 · HTML available · PDF available
Climate Change Adaptation: Department of Commerce
2021-04-01 · Reports · R46743 · HTML available · PDF available
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) FY2021 Budget Request and Appropriations
2021-01-04 · Resources · IF11518 · HTML available · PDF available