H.Con.Res. 488: Commending the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and its employees for its dedication and hard work during Hurricanes Charley, Frances, and Ivan.

108th Congress · introduced 2004-09-09 · Commemorations · Latest: Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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Where it came from: introduced 2004-09-09 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Ehlers, Vernon J. [R-MI-3] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Commending the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and its employees for its dedication and hard work during Hurricanes Charley, Frances, and Ivan.

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Commends, for their extraordinary dedication and hard work during Hurricanes Charley, Frances, and Ivan, the employees of the National Weather Service, especially the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Tropical Prediction Center/National Hurricane Center, Hydrometeorological Prediction Center, and National Data Buoy Center; the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron of the 403rd Wing of the Air Force Reserve Command at Keesler Air Force Base, Biloxi, Mississippi; the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Aircraft Operations Center at MacDill Air Force Base, Tampa, Florida; the Hurricane Liaison Team; the National Ocean Service; and the National Environmental Satellite Data and Information Service. Commends also, for their extraordinary dedication and hard work during those hurricanes, the Southern and Eastern Region Weather Forecast Offices of San Juan, Miami, Tampa Bay, Key West, Melbourne, Jacksonville, Tallahassee, Atlanta, Birmingham, Huntsville, Mobile, Morristown, Charleston, Morehead City, Wilmington, Wakefield, and Taunton, Lake Charles, New Orleans, Jackson, Nashville, and Houston. Extends the thanks of Congress to the commercial and media meteorologists for their contributions in disseminating the NOAA forecasts and warnings to the public.

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Commending the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and its employees for its dedication and hard work during Hurricanes Charley, Frances, and Ivan.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)

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Sponsor: Rep. Ehlers, Vernon J. [R-MI-3] · 23 cosponsors

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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-108hconres488.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/108/hconres>

Record fed-us-cong108-hconres488 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong108 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong108