First Response Broadcasters Act of 2007
Latest action · Apr 25, 2007 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5107-5109)
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.
- IntroducedApr 25, 2007
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
First Response Broadcasters Act of 2007 - Authorizes appropriations to the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for facility and equipment expenses to construct an additional 25 Primary Entry Point stations (radio broadcast stations designated to provide public information following emergencies where there is no commercial power) in the continental United States and territories.
Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish a pilot program, the Broadcast Disaster Preparedness Grant Program, under which the Administrator may make grants to first response broadcasters. Sets forth provisions regarding priorities in making grants, use of funds, the federal share, and termination of grant authority.
Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to: (1) include specified assistance to first response broadcasters among the essential assistance that federal agencies may provide to meet immediate threats to life and property resulting from a major disaster; (2) prohibit a federal officer or employee from confiscating fuel, water, or food from such a broadcaster during a disaster if that broadcaster documents that such supplies will be used to enable the broadcast of essential disaster-related public information in the affected area; and (3) direct the head of a federal agency to allow access to the area affected by a major disaster for technical personnel, broadcast engineers, and equipment needed to restore, repair, or resupply any facility or equipment critical to such a broadcaster's ability to continue to acquire, produce, and transmit essential disaster-related public information, subject to specified limitations. Establishes guidelines for press access to a disaster area.
Cosponsors 16
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 25, 2007 to Jul 21, 2008; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-AR | Mark L. Pryor | Original | Apr 25, 2007 |
| R-AK | Ted Stevens | Original | Apr 25, 2007 |
| D-DE | Thomas R. Carper | Original | Apr 25, 2007 |
| R-OR | Gordon H. Smith | May 8, 2007 | |
| R-NM | Pete V. Domenici | Jun 5, 2007 | |
| R-MS | Thad Cochran | Jun 13, 2007 | |
| R-AZ | John McCain | Jun 20, 2007 | |
| R-ME | Olympia J. Snowe | Jul 11, 2007 | |
| D-MT | Jon Tester | Aug 2, 2007 | |
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Feb 27, 2008 | |
| R-TX | Kay Bailey Hutchison | Feb 27, 2008 | |
| R-NE | Chuck Hagel | Feb 29, 2008 | |
| R-NH | John E. Sununu | Apr 2, 2008 | |
| R-NH | Judd Gregg | Apr 3, 2008 | |
| R-MS | Roger F. Wicker | Apr 8, 2008 | |
| D-NE | Ben Nelson | Jul 21, 2008 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee | Referred Apr 25, 2007 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 25, 2007Introduced in Senate
- Apr 25, 2007Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5019, S5106-5107)
- Apr 25, 2007Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5107-5109)
In the Congressional Record 1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S5019, S5106Text printed S5107–S5109Lists S5109Organizations supporting S. 1223, First Response Broadcasters Act | Mary L. Landrieu D-LA (text) | Apr 25, 2007 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2331 | First Response Broadcasters Act of 2007 | Identical bill | May 16, 2007 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to support efforts by local or regional television or radio broadcasters to provide essential public information programming in the event of a major disaster, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- First Response Broadcasters Act of 2007
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Emergency Management.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 25, 2007Introduced in Senate
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