Emergency Communications Systems
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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives concerning the need for a comprehensive public alert and warning system for the United States, and for other purposes. [HR-671]
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Calls for: (1) the House of Representatives to conduct analyses and hearings to assess the financial and technical resources required to realize the goals of the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System; and (2) the appropriate House committees, upon completion of the hearings, to jointly propose legislation, and utilize other available means and technologies, to provide for a comprehensive public alert and warning system for the United States.
Sponsored by: Rep. Peter DeFazio
Referred To The Subcommittee On Economic Development, Public Buildings And Emergency Management. on 06/01/2012
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Supporting the goals and ideals of National Tsunami Awareness Week. [HR-185]
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Supports the goals and ideals of National Tsunami Awareness Week. Encourages the staff of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), especially the National Weather Service, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center, the West Coast/Alaska Tsunami Warning Center, and other appropriate federal agencies, to continue their work in educating people in the United States about tsunami preparedness. Endorses the efforts of the National Tsunami Hazard Mitigation Program to assess tsunami threats, prepare community response, issue timely warnings,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Earl Blumenauer
Referred To The House Committee On Science, Space, And Technology. on 03/29/2011
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Kelsey Smith Act [HB-847]
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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. Directs the Attorney General (DOJ), under the Byrne Law Enforcement Grant Program, to: (1) provide education and training to state and local law enforcement agencies and officials to collect and use
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Sponsored by: Sen. Shelley Capito
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, And Homeland Security. on 03/21/2011
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Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Enhancement Act of 2011 [HB-81]
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Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Enhancement Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to: (1) study the uses and capabilities of amateur radio communications in emergencies and disaster relief; (2) use the expertise of the American Radio Relay League in the study; and (3) report to Congress.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Communications And Technology. on 02/01/2011
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Disaster Recovery Reform Act of 2012 [HB-6728]
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Disaster Recovery Reform Act of 2012
Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Norton
Referred To The House Committee On Transportation And Infrastructure. on 01/01/2013
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To continue an advisory committee considering the optimal security, reliability, and interoperability of communications systems. [HB-6552]
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Directs the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to continue the advisory committee known as the FCC's Communications Security, Reliability, and Interoperability Council. Requires the Council to submit to the FCC and Congress recommendations on how to: (1) promote reliable 9-1-1 services, E9-1-1 services, and Next Generation 9-1-1 services and extend next generation capabilities to other services using abbreviated dialing codes; (2) make broadband networks, Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) systems, and other communications networks more secure,
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Sponsored by: Rep. John Sullivan
Referred To The House Committee On Energy And Commerce. on 09/21/2012
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To establish an advisory committee on national security telecommunications. [HB-6550]
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Directs the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information to establish the National Telecommunications and Information Security Advisory Committee. Requires the Committee to report periodically to the Assistant Secretary with information and advice from the perspective of the telecommunications industry on national security telecommunications, including: (1) information and advice on the implementation of Presidential Directive 53 concerning National Security Telecommunications Policy, (2) information and advice on the feasibility
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Sponsored by: Rep. John Sullivan
Referred To The House Committee On Energy And Commerce. on 09/21/2012
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To revoke a requirement of Executive Order 13618 with respect to the use of privately owned communications resources by the Secretary of Homeland Security, and for other purposes. [HB-6340]
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Revokes a provision of Executive Order 13618 (entitled "Assignment of National Security and Emergency Preparedness Communications Functions") to the extent that it requires the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to satisfy priority communications requirements through the use of privately owned communications resources. Prohibits: (1) any federal agency or instrumentality from satisfying priority communications requirements through the use of privately owned communications resources, or (2) appropriated funds from being used to take any action
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Sponsored by: Rep. Richard Nugent
Referred To The Subcommittee On Communications And Technology. on 08/03/2012
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Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2012 [HB-6083]
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Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2012 - Repeals, but continues for crop year 2012: (1) direct payments, (2) countercyclical payments, and (3) the average crop revenue election program (ACRE). Provides for crop years 2013-2017 either: (1) price loss coverage if a covered commodity's effective price is less than its reference price; or (2) alternative revenue loss coverage, as a permanent one-time election, if a covered commodity's county revenue is less than the county revenue loss coverage trigger. Authorizes: (1) nonrecourse
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Sponsored by: Rep. Collin Peterson
Reported (amended) By The Committee On Agriculture. H. Rept. 112-669. on 09/13/2012
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Broadband for First Responders Act of 2011 [HB-607]
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Broadband for First Responders Act of 2011 - 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. Directs the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to: (1) allocate the paired electromagnetic spectrum bands of 758-763 megahertz and 788-793 megahertz (referred to as D Block) for public safety broadband communications and license such paired bands to public safety; (2) establish rules to permit a public
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Sponsored by: Rep. James Langevin
Referred To The Subcommittee On Communications And Technology. on 02/28/2011
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FEMA Regional Office Oversight Act [HB-5807]
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FEMA Regional Office Oversight Act - Directs the Office of Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to audit how all regional offices within the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) are carrying out delegated authorities pursuant to the Post-Katrina Emergency Management and Reform Act of 2006 and a memorandum executed in July 2009 by the FEMA Administrator. Requires the audit to assess: (1) the ability of each regional office to support federal preparedness, protection, response, recovery, and mitigation capabilities
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Sponsored by: Rep. Laura Richardson
Referred To The Subcommittee On Emergency Preparedness, Response And Communications. on 06/06/2012
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MAP-21 [HB-4348]
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Title I: Surface Transportation Extension - Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2012, Part II - Subtitle A: Federal-Aid Highways - (Sec. 111) Amends the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2011, Part II to continue through FY2012, and authorizes appropriations through that date for, specified federal-aid highway programs under the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU), the SAFETEA-LU Technical Corrections Act of 2008, the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991
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Sponsored by: Rep. Lee Terry
Signed By President. on 07/06/2012
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Residential Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention Act [HB-4326]
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Residential Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention Act - Directs the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to publish the American National Standard for Single and Multiple Station Carbon Monoxide Alarms and the American National Standard for Gas and Vapor Detectors and Sensors as mandatory consumer product safety standards. Authorizes the CPSC to initiate a rulemaking to amend either standard to include any provision reasonably necessary to ensure the safe and effective operation of carbon monoxide alarms. Requires the CPSC to establish a grant
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Sponsored by: Rep. Grace Napolitano
Referred To The Subcommittee On Commerce, Manufacturing, And Trade. on 03/30/2012
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Child and Elderly Missing Alert Program [HB-4305]
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Child and Elderly Missing Alert Program - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize the Attorney General to award public safety and community policing grants to eligible nonprofit organizations to assist federal, state, tribal, and local law enforcement agencies in the rapid recovery of missing children and elderly and disabled individuals through the use of a rapid telephone and cellular alert call system. Defines an "elderly individual" as an individual 60 years of age or older. Permits the use of grant funds to:
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Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 09/12/2012
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E911 Surcharge Fairness Act of 2011 [HB-3788]
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E911 Surcharge Fairness Act of 2011 - Prohibits any state or local government from: (1) imposing a new unfair or inequitable E911 fee, tax, or surcharge with respect to any prepaid mobile service, provider, or customer; or (2) enforcing a new or existing E911 fee in an unfair or inequitable manner. Defines "E911 fee" as any 911 or E911 fee, tax, or surcharge specifically imposed or designated by a state or local government for the support of 911 or E911 communications systems and related public safety purposes. Defines as "unfair or inequitable"
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Sponsored by: Rep. Danny Davis
Referred To The Subcommittee On Courts, Commercial And Administrative Law. on 01/25/2012
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ALERT ACT [HB-3654]
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Allowing Local Emergency Response Technicians to Accept Cellular Texts Act or the ALERT ACT - Directs the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to complete a rulemaking requiring that if a consumer unsuccessfully attempts to communicate with a public safety answering point by sending a text message to 9-1-1 using a commercial mobile service, the provider of such service will respond with an error message to ensure that the consumer knows that the message has not been received by the answering point and to instruct the consumer on proper steps
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Communications And Technology. on 12/16/2011
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National Blue Alert Act of 2012 [HB-365]
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National Blue Alert Act of 2012 - 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
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Received In The Senate. on 05/16/2012
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To amend the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act to require the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology to document operational requirements, assist with national voluntary consensus standards, and conduct technology research to advance a nationwide interoperable public safety broadband network, and for other purposes. [HB-3642]
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Public Safety Broadband Network Enabling Act - Amends the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act to require the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to: (1) document operational requirements for a nationwide interoperable public safety broadband network; (2) if necessary and practical, help accelerate the development of national voluntary consensus standards for such network; (3) conduct research and assist with the development of technologies and applications to advance wireless public safety communications;
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Sponsored by: Rep. Eddie Johnson
Referred To The Subcommittee On Technology And Innovation. on 01/12/2012
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Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 [HB-3630]
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[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Taxes ]
[Telecommunications ]
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Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 - Title I: Extension of Payroll Tax Reduction - (Sec. 101) Amends the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010 to extend through the remainder of 2012 the 2% reduction in employment tax rates for employees and self-employed individuals. Eliminates the special rule for 2012 limiting the amount of wages eligible for such tax rate reduction. Title II: Unemployment Benefit Continuation and Program Improvement - Extended Benefits, Reemployment, and Program Integrity
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Sponsored by: Rep. Fred Upton
Became Public Law No: 112-96. on 02/22/2012
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Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Modernization Act of 2012 [HB-3563]
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Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Modernization Act of 2012 - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (HSA) to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to modernize and implement the national integrated public alert and warning system, including by: (1) establishing or adapting common alerting and warning protocols, standards, terminology, and operating procedures; (2) including the capability to adapt the dissemination of information and the content of communications on the basis of geographic location, risks, or personal user preferences
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Sponsored by: Rep. Gus Bilirakis
Reported (amended) By The Committee On Homeland Security. H. Rept. 112-685, Part I. on 09/20/2012