Weather Alert Response and Notification Act

Weather Alert Response and Notification Act

Other short titles	WARN Act
Long title	Weather Alert Response and Notification Act
Announced in	the 119th United States Congress
Sponsored by	Nick Langworthy (R‑NY) & Sharice Davids (D‑KS)
Number of co-sponsors	33
Codification
Agencies affected	Comptroller General of the United States
Legislative history
Introduced in the Senate by Nick Langworthy (R‑NY) & Sharice Davids (D‑KS) on February 6, 2025 Committee consideration by House Transportation Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management

The Weather Alert Response and Notification Act (WARN Act), was introduced into the 119th United States Congress on February 6, 2025, by Representatives Nick Langworthy and Sharice Davids, in response to tornado sirens failing to sound during the Westmoreland tornado, which struck the city of Westmoreland, Kansas on April 30, 2024. The act received bipartisan support, with 33 other representatives cosponsoring the bill.

The act proposes that the Comptroller General of the United States conduct a study on the effectiveness of "emergency alerting systems in disseminating timely and relevant information", specifically on the effectiveness of the effectiveness of various platforms and social media sites, whether guidance and training exist for those issuing emergency alerts, and whether improvements could be made to outdoor siren systems. The bill is currently under discussion in the House Transportation Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.^[1][2][3][4]