IP-Enabled Voice Communications and Public Safety Act of 2007
Latest action · Feb 27, 2008 Held at the desk.
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 30, 2007
- Passed SenateFeb 26, 2008
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
IP-Enabled Voice Communications and Public Safety Act of 2007 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Wireless Communications and Public Safety Act of 1999 to impose on IP-enabled voice service providers engaged in interstate or foreign communication a requirement to provide 9-1-1 service, including enhanced 9-1-1 service, to its subscribers. Requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to issue regulations granting IP-enabled voice service providers right of access to 9-1-1 components that are necessary to provide 9-1-1 service, on the same rates, terms, and conditions that are provided to commercial mobile service providers. Requires the providers to establish a point of contact for public safety and government officials relative to 9-1-1 service and access. Authorizes the FCC to delegate enforcement authority to state agencies or programs with emergency communications jurisdiction.
Authorizes the FCC to require any provider of a voice service that is a substitute for telephone exchange service to provide 9-1-1 service, including enhanced 9-1-1 service.
(Sec. 3) Requires that, when IP-enabled voice service or alternative emergency communications service is involved, there be parity in liability (as compared to local exchange companies and others) for service carriers, users, and public safety answering points (facilities designated to receive 9-1-1 calls and route them to emergency personnel) (PSAPs). Defines "alternative emergency communications service" as the provision of emergency information to a PSAP via wire or radio communications, possibly including 9-1-1 and enhanced 9-1-1 services.
(Sec. 4) Declares that nothing in this Act, the Communications Act of 1934, the Wireless Communications and Public Safety Act of 1999, or any FCC regulation or order prevents states, their subdivisions, or Indian tribes from imposing a fee on or collecting a fee from IP-enabled voice services to support 9-1-1 or E-9-1-1 services.
(Sec. 5) Requires the FCC to report annually to the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce on the status in each state of the collection and distribution of 9-1-1 fees.
(Sec. 6) Amends the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act to require the E-9-1-1 Implementation Coordination Office to develop a national plan for migrating to a national IP-enabled emergency network. Requires, after plan completion, grants for migration to such a network. Authorizes the FCC to compile a list of PSAP contact information, as well as contact information for 9-1-1 component providers, to assist providers in complying with this Act and specified provisions of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act. Allows the FCC to make any part of that information available to the public to improve public safety. Requires the FCC to work cooperatively with public safety organizations, industry participants, and the E-9-1-1 Implementation Coordination Office to develop best practices that promote consistency.
(Sec. 7) Requires the FCC to enforce the Wireless Communications and Public Safety Act of 1999 as if that Act was part of the Communications Act of 1934 and deems any violation to be a violation of the Communications Act of 1934.
(Sec. 8) Sets deadlines for: (1) the FCC to remit all amounts promised for the completion of an update to the Report on Technical and Operational Issues Impacting the Provision of Wireless Enhanced 9-1-1 Services; and (2) the filing of related written findings.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 30, 2007 to Apr 16, 2007; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Hillary Rodham Clinton | Original | Jan 30, 2007 |
| R-ME | Olympia J. Snowe | Original | Jan 30, 2007 |
| D-NJ | Frank R. Lautenberg | Apr 16, 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 30, 2007Hearings Apr 10, 2007Markup Apr 25, 2007Reported Aug 3, 2007 |
Actions 12
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 27, 2008Received in the House.
- Feb 27, 2008Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Feb 27, 2008Held at the desk.
- Feb 26, 2008Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S1205-1208; text of measure as reported in Senate: CR S1205-1206)
- Feb 26, 2008The committee substitute as amended agreed to by Unanimous Consent.
- Feb 26, 2008Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S1206-1208)
- Aug 3, 2007Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Inouye with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 110-142.
- Aug 3, 2007Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 327.
- Apr 25, 2007Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- Apr 10, 2007Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 110-1190.
- Jan 30, 2007Introduced in Senate
- Jan 30, 2007Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S1578 | Ted Stevens R-AK | Mar 5, 2008 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S1205–S1208Text printed S1206–S1208Amendments S1204, S1205, S1206 | Bill Nelson D-FL, Daniel K. Inouye D-HI (amendment), Ted Stevens R-AK (amendment) | Feb 26, 2008 |
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
- May 25, 2007S. 428, IP-Enabled Voice Communications and Public Safety Act of 2007<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on April 25, 2007</p>
- May 25, 2007S. 428, IP-Enabled Voice Communications and Public Safety Act of 2007Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on April 25, 2007
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 110-1190 | VOICE OVER INTERNET PROTOCOL (VoIP) AND THE FUTURE OF 9-1-1 SERVICES71 pages | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Apr 10, 2007 |
Amendments 1
Amendments offered to this bill.
| Amendment | Description | Offered by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SA 4086 | To clarify the FCC's authority to require 9-1-1 service, and for other purposes. | Daniel K. Inouye D-HI | Amendment SA 4086 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. |
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend the Wireless Communications and Public Safety Act of 1999, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- IP-Enabled Voice Communications and Public Safety Act of 2007
- Short Titles as Reported to Senate
- IP-Enabled Voice Communications and Public Safety Act of 2007
- Short Titles as Passed Senate
- IP-Enabled Voice Communications and Public Safety Act of 2007
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications.
- Administrative procedure
- Commerce
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Consumer education
- Disabled
- Emergency communication systems
- Emergency Management
- Federal Communications Commission
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government paperwork
- Government publicity
- Independent regulatory commissions
- Internet
- Law
- Legislation
- Planning
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Telecommunication rates
- Telephone
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 26, 2008Engrossed in Senate
- Aug 3, 2007Reported to Senate
- Jan 30, 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.
