Public Safety Interoperability Implementation Act
Latest action · Sep 20, 2005 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H8146)
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMar 15, 2005
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Public Safety Interoperability Implementation Act - Amends the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act to establish in the Treasury the Public Safety Communications Trust Fund, to be funded through authorizations of appropriations and proceeds from the sale of certain bands of Government-owned broadcast spectrum.
Requires the Administrator of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to administer the Fund. Authorizes the Administrator to make grants to implement interoperability and modernization for the communications needs of public safety, fire, emergency, law enforcement, and crisis management by State and local government agencies and instrumentalities and nonprofit organizations.
Cosponsors 21
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 15, 2005 to Feb 28, 2006; 10 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-TN | Bart Gordon | Original | Mar 15, 2005 |
| D-NY | Carolyn McCarthy | Original | Mar 15, 2005 |
| D-NY | Edolphus Towns | Original | Mar 15, 2005 |
| D-NY | Eliot L. Engel | Original | Mar 15, 2005 |
| D-NY | Gary L. Ackerman | Original | Mar 15, 2005 |
| D-MN | James L. Oberstar | Original | Mar 15, 2005 |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Original | Mar 15, 2005 |
| D-NY | Michael R. McNulty | Original | Mar 15, 2005 |
| D-NV | Shelley Berkley | Original | Mar 15, 2005 |
| R-NY | Vito Fossella | Original | Mar 15, 2005 |
| D-NY | Steve Israel | Jun 13, 2005 | |
| D-MN | Collin C. Peterson | Jun 24, 2005 | |
| D-NJ | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Jun 24, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Major R. Owens | Jun 30, 2005 | |
| D-NJ | Rush Holt | Jun 30, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Jul 26, 2005 | |
| D-PA | Allyson Y. Schwartz | Dec 16, 2005 | |
| R-NY | John M. McHugh | Feb 1, 2006 | |
| D-IL | Rahm Emanuel | Feb 16, 2006 | |
| D-MD | Albert Russell Wynn | Feb 28, 2006 | |
| D-GA | John Barrow | Feb 28, 2006 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Mar 15, 2005 |
| Communications and Technology Subcommittee | Referred Mar 22, 2005 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 20, 2005Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H8146)
- Mar 22, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.
- Mar 16, 2005Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H3275)
- Mar 15, 2005Introduced in House
- Mar 15, 2005Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H8141–H8146 | Allyson Y. Schwartz D-PA, Bart Stupak D-MI, Nita M. Lowey D-NY | Sep 20, 2005 |
| House | Debate and remarks H3274 | Bart Stupak D-MI | May 16, 2005 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To establish a permanent grant program to improve public safety communications and the interoperability of emergency communications equipment.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Public Safety Interoperability Implementation Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Emergency Management.
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Economics and Public Finance
- Emergency communication systems
- Emergency Management
- Emergency medicine
- Fire fighters
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government paperwork
- Government trust funds
- Grants-in-aid
- Health
- Law
- Law enforcement officers
- Licenses
- Medical personnel
- Nonprofit organizations
- Paramedical personnel
- Police
- Police communication systems
- Radio spectrum allocation
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Social Welfare
- Television frequency allocation
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 15, 2005Introduced in House
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