WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Rep. Seth Magaziner, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release:

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Magaziner-Backed Bipartisan Bill to Reauthorize Ocean Weather Data Funding Advances

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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The House Natural Resources Committee Wednesday unanimously passed legislation to reauthorize the Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS) at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for five more fiscal years.