Expressing the sense of the Congress that all Americans should program their cell phones and other portable electronic devices to show personal emergency contacts under the acronym ICE (In Case of Emergency) to enable emergency personnel to contact family and friends in the event of an emergency.

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Bill Number

HCONRES 236

Introduced

Sep 7, 2005

Latest Action

Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.

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Communication in medicine Computer programming Computers Emergency communication systems Emergency Management Families Family services Government Operations and Politics Health Identification devices Science, Technology, Communications Wireless communication

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Summary

Expresses the sense of Congress that all Americans should program their cell phones and other portable electronic devices to show personal emergency contacts under the acronym ICE (In Case of Emergency) to enable emergency personnel to contact family and friends in the event of an emergency.

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Sep 19, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.
Sep 8, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
Sep 7, 2005

Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Sep 7, 2005

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