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 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Referred Jan 24, 2007Markup Feb 13, 2007Reported Mar 5, 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, 2007Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1071)
- Jan 24, 2007Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1071-1072)
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 S1071Text printed S1071 | Daniel K. Inouye D-HI (text) | Jan 24, 2007 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- Feb 26, 2007S. 385, Interoperable Emergency Communications Act<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on February 13, 2007</p>
- Feb 26, 2007S. 385, Interoperable Emergency Communications ActCost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on February 13, 2007
Printed hearings 4
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 110-81 | FORECLOSURE PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION: THE IMPORTANCE OF LOSS MITIGATION STRATEGIES IN KEEPING FAMILIES IN THEIR HOMES197 pages | Financial Services Committee | Nov 30, 2007 |
| Serial No. 110-8 | THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY'S R&D BUDGET PRIORITIES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2008116 pages | Science, Space, and Technology Committee | Mar 8, 2007 |
| S. Hrg. 110-1061 | THE PRESENT AND FUTURE OF PUBLIC SAFETY COMMUNICATIONS127 pages | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Feb 8, 2007 |
| S. Hrg. 110-1105 | ASSESSING THE COMMUNICATIONS MARKETPLACE: A VIEW FROM THE FCC210 pages | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Feb 1, 2007 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to improve the interoperability of emergency communications equipment.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Interoperable Emergency Communications Act
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
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 5, 2007Reported to Senate
- Jan 24, 2007Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
