I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1427 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 8, 2017 Mr. Pittenger introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology A BILL To require the Secretary of Commerce to study the coverage gaps of the Next Generation Weather Radar of the National Weather Service and to develop a plan for improving radar coverage and hazardous weather detection and forecasting.