Interoperable Emergency Communications Act
Latest action · Mar 5, 2007 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 67.
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.
- IntroducedJan 24, 2007
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Interoperable Emergency Communications Act - Amends the Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005 to revise provisions concerning the grant program to assist public agencies in establishing the interoperability of public safety emergency communications to specify five (currently, one) specific grant activities. Requires the awarding of at least $1 billion by September 30, 2007, pursuant to provisions of the Call Home Act of 2006.
Amends the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006 to prohibit construing such Act or any amendments made by it as limiting the authority of the Department of Commerce or the Federal Communications Commission.
Cosponsors 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jan 24, 2007.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-OR | Gordon H. Smith | Original | Jan 24, 2007 |
| D-MA | John F. Kerry | Original | Jan 24, 2007 |
| R-ME | Olympia J. Snowe | Original | Jan 24, 2007 |
| R-AK | Ted Stevens | Original | Jan 24, 2007 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 5, 2007Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Inouye with amendments and an amendment to the title. With written report No. 110-30.
- Mar 5, 2007Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 67.
- Feb 13, 2007Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
- Jan 24, 2007Introduced in Senate
- Jan 24, 2007Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1071-1072)
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications.
- Communication satellites
- Computer software
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Economics and Public Finance
- Emergency communication systems
- Emergency Management
- Government trust funds
- Governmental investigations
- Grants-in-aid
- Police communication systems
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Standards
- Technology assessment
- Urban affairs
- Urban areas
- Wireless communication
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