Emergency Communications Systems

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US Congress 113th Congress

Agricultural Act of 2014 [HB-2642] [Agriculture ] [Trade ] [Food ] [Small Business ] [Energy ] [Environmental ] [Water ] [Public Health ] [Budget and Spending ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Disaster Relief ] [Animals ] [Climate Change ] [Science ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Consumer Protection ] [Education ] [Healthcare ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Senior Citizens ] [Children and Youth ] [Economic Development ] [Native American Affairs ] [International ]
Agricultural Act of 2014 - Title I: Commodities - Subtitle A: Repeals and Reforms - Part I: Repeals - (Sec. 1101) Repeals: (1) direct payments under the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008; and (2) countercyclical payments and the average crop revenue election program (ACRE) under the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008. Continues countercyclical payments and ACRE, however, for crop year 2013. Part II: Commodity Policy - (Sec. 1111) Includes peanuts as a covered commodity. (Sec. 1112) Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) (the (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Frank Lucas Became Public Law No: 113-79. on 02/07/2014

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To reauthorize the matching grant program for school security in the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968. [HB-2583] [Education ] [Crime ] [Public Safety ] [Children and Youth ]
Amends the the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to: (1) authorize appropriations for the matching grant program for school security through FY2018, and (2) authorize such grants to be used for emergency notification and response technologies and the acquisition and installation of technology for expedited notification of local law enforcement during an emergency.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. John Barrow Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 07/15/2013

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Natural Hazards Risk Reduction Act of 2013 [HB-2132] [Disaster Relief ] [Science ] [Construction ] [Infrastructure ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Public Safety ] [Climate Change ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Budget and Spending ]
Natural Hazards Risk Reduction Act of 2013 - National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program Reauthorization Act of 2013 - Amends the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 to revise and reauthorize through FY2017 the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program. Repeals provisions establishing the Interagency Coordinating Committee on Earthquake Hazards Reduction and an associated advisory committee. Revises responsibilities of Program agencies, including by making: (1) the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) responsible for (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Frederica Wilson Referred To The Subcommittee On Research And Technology. on 06/24/2013

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National Blue Alert Act of 2013 [HB-180] [Crime ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ]
National Blue Alert Act of 2013 - Directs the Attorney General to: (1) establish a national Blue Alert communications network within the Department of Justice (DOJ) to disseminate information when a law enforcement officer is seriously injured or killed in the line of duty, in coordination with federal, state, and local Blue Alert plans; and (2) assign an existing DOJ officer to act as the national coordinator of the Blue Alert communications network. Sets forth the duties of the national coordinator, including: (1) providing assistance to states (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe Read Twice. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 284. on 12/20/2013

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Kelsey Smith Act [HB-1575] [Telecommunications ] [Crime ] [Public Safety ] [Law Enforcement ]
Kelsey Smith Act - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require telecommunication carriers to provide, at the request of a law enforcement agency, call location information of users of a commercial mobile service or an IP-enabled voice service (e.g., cell phones) to such agencies and other public safety agencies to respond to emergency situations.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Lynn Jenkins Reported (amended) By The Committee On Energy And Commerce. H. Rept. 113-729, Part I. on 01/02/2015

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Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act [HB-15] [Immigration ] [Finance ] [National Security ] [Trade ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Budget and Spending ] [Small Business ] [Agriculture ] [Law Enforcement ] [Human Rights ] [Human Services ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Education ] [Veterans ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Economic Development ] [Construction ] [Housing ] [Children and Youth ] [Criminal Justice ] [Data Privacy ] [Disaster Relief ] [Elections ] [Ethics ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [International ] [Military ] [Poverty ] [Public Safety ] [Real Estate ] [Cybersecurity ]
Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act - States that passage of this Act recognizes that the primary tenets of its success depend on securing U.S. sovereignty and establishing a coherent and just system for integrating those who seek to join American society. States that the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) border security goal is to gain situational awareness and operational control of high traffic areas and operational control along the Southwest border of the United States. Establishes a Southern Border (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney Motion To Discharge Committee Filed By Mr. Garcia. Petition No: 113-9. ( ">discharge Petition Text With Signatures.) on 03/26/2014

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Electronic Life Safety and Security Systems Federal Background Check Act of 2013 [HB-1441] [Cybersecurity ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Crime ] [Public Safety ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Criminal Justice ] [Data Privacy ]
Electronic Life Safety and Security Systems Federal Background Check Act of 2013 - Directs the Attorney General to establish a method to permit employers in the electronic life safety and security systems industry to request a fitness determination based on state and federal fingerprint-based criminal history background checks. Requires the Attorney General to: inform such employers about how to request background checks; complete a check of the national criminal history records system; establish procedures for the secure receipt of criminal (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Mark Meadows Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 04/30/2013

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Tsunami Forecasting and Warning Improvement Act of 2013 [HB-1110] [Science ] [Disaster Relief ] [Public Safety ]
Tsunami Forecasting and Warning Improvement Act of 2013 - Amends the Tsunami Warning and Education Act to direct the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), through the National Weather Service, to establish or maintain a Caribbean Tsunami Warning Center in Puerto Rico. (The responsibilities of tsunami warning centers include monitoring and evaluating earthquakes, disseminating forecasts and tsunami warning bulletins to federal, state, and local governments as well as the public, and ensuring information sharing (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Markey Referred To The Subcommittee On Environment. on 03/21/2013

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Asthma Management Plans in School Act [HB-1007] [Education ] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Children and Youth ] [Grants ]
Asthma Management Plans in School Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education to award grants to schools that are receiving school improvement funds under part A of title I of the Act and are located in areas that have a high prevalence of asthma so they can: (1) develop and implement an asthma management plan; and (2) purchase the asthma inhalers, nebulizer machines, valved holding chambers (VHCs), spacers, auto-injectable epinephrine, and other supplies necessary for the relief and treatment (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee Referred To The Subcommittee On Early Childhood, Elementary, And Secondary Education. on 04/23/2013

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Commitment to Defeat the Virus and Keep America Healthy Act [HB-14] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Mental Health ] [Funding ] [Taxes ] [Manufacturing ]
Provides funding for various public health programs and activities and revises multiple provisions, including within the tax code, to respond to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) and otherwise address health outcomes. The bill specifically makes changes to support pharmaceutical manufacturing and supply chains; prevent diversion of controlled substances; increase access to telehealth services under Medicare; and expand various public health programs to address health disparities, maternal and infant health, and behavioral health.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Gus Bilirakis Referred To The Subcommittee On Economic Development, Public Buildings, And Emergency Management. on 11/02/2020

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CTF Act China Task Force Act [HB-12] [International ] [Human Rights ] [Trade ] [Waste Management / Recycling ] [Environmental ] [Climate Change ] [Manufacturing ]
Enacts specified legislation related to China and other issues, including legislation (1) authorizing activities to counter the global malign influence of the Chinese Communist Party, (2) prohibiting certain imports from China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous region and imposing sanctions on those responsible for human rights violations there, (3) authorizing the Department of State to make publicly available certain records relating to a visa denial based on an alien's involvement in human rights violations, (4) authorizing the State Department and (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Darin LaHood Referred To The Subcommittee On Economic Development, Public Buildings, And Emergency Management. on 10/21/2020

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Mental Health Justice Act of 2020 [HB-8639] [Healthcare ] [Mental Health ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Health ] [Disabilities ] [Human Services ] [Grants ] [Funding ] [Criminal Justice ]
To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to States and political subdivisions of States to hire, employ, train, and dispatch mental health professionals to respond in lieu of law enforcement officers in emergencies involving one or more persons with a mental illness or an intellectual or developmental disability, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Introduced In House on 10/20/2020

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The Heroes Act [S.4800] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Economic Development ] [Disaster Relief ]
A bill to provide Coronavirus relief.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Schumer Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 581. on 11/09/2020

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ADVANCE Act Analyzing Disaster Vulnerabilities and Applicable National Capabilities for Emergencies Act [HB-8622] [Disaster Relief ] [Public Safety ] [National Security ]
To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish national hazard preparation and response exercises, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. John Katko Referred To The Subcommittee On Economic Development, Public Buildings, And Emergency Management. on 10/19/2020

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SMART Transportation Act Strengthening Methods to Advance Research and Technology in Transportation Act [HB-8579] [Technology and Innovation ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Infrastructure ] [Grants ] [Funding ] [Science ]
To establish a program to provide grants to eligible entities to deploy, install, and operate advanced transportation technologies, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Rodney Davis Referred To The Subcommittee On Highways And Transit. on 10/14/2020

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A resolution to support the goals and ideals of National Safe Digging Month. [SR-438] [Public Safety ] [Infrastructure ] [Telecommunications ] [Consumer Protection ]
Expresses support for the goals of National Safe Digging Month. Encourages homeowners and excavators to call 811 before digging.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Roger Wicker Submitted In The Senate, Considered, And Agreed To Without Amendment And With A Preamble By Unanimous Consent. (consideration: Cr S2742; Text As Passed Senate: Cr S2742; Text Of Measure As Introduced: Cr S2736) on 04/25/2012

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A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of National Safe Digging Month. [SR-143] [Public Safety ] [Infrastructure ] [Telecommunications ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Construction ]
Expresses support for the goals of National Safe Digging Month. Encourages homeowners and excavators to call 811 before digging.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. John Thune Submitted In The Senate, Considered, And Agreed To Without Amendment And With A Preamble By Unanimous Consent. (consideration: Cr S2402; Text As Passed Senate: Cr S2402; Text Of Measure As Introduced: Cr S2399) on 04/12/2011

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A resolution designating April 2011 as "National 9-1-1 Education Month". [SR-118] [Telecommunications ] [Public Safety ] [Education ]
Designates April 2011 as National 9-1-1 Education Month.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Amy Klobuchar Submitted In The Senate, Considered, And Agreed To Without Amendment And With A Preamble By Unanimous Consent. (consideration: Cr S2000; Text As Passed Senate: Cr S2000; Text Of Measure As Introduced: Cr S1995) on 03/30/2011

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Public Safety Spectrum and Wireless Innovation Act [S.911] [Telecommunications ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Cybersecurity ] [Public Safety ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [National Security ] [Infrastructure ] [Science ] [Budget and Spending ] [Law Enforcement ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Public Safety Spectrum and Wireless Innovation Act - Title I: Reallocation of Public Safety Spectrum - (Sec. 101) Directs the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to reallocate the 700 MHz D block spectrum (between the frequencies from 758-763 and between 788-793 megahertz) for use by public safety entities. Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to increase the electromagnetic spectrum allocation for public safety services by 10 megahertz and reduce such allocation for commercial use by the same amount. (Sec. 102) Authorizes the FCC to allow (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Kay Hutchison By Senator Rockefeller From Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation Filed Written Report. Report No. 112-260. on 12/21/2012

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Border Security Enforcement Act of 2011 [S.803] [Defense ] [Immigration ] [National Security ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ] [Military ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Agriculture ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
Border Security Enforcement Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to deploy at least 6,000 National Guard personnel to perform operations in the Southwest Border region (Region) (the area in the United States that is within 150 miles of the U.S.-Mexico international border) to assist U.S. Customs and Border Protection in securing such border. Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to increase, by September 30, 2016, the number of Border Patrol agents stationed in the Region by 5,000. Directs the Attorney General (DOJ), the (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. John McCain Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 04/13/2011

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