SAVE LIVES Act
Latest action · Mar 1, 2007 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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 1, 2007
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Spectrum Availability for Emergency-Response and Law-Enforcement to Improve Vital Emergency Services Act or the SAVE LIVES Act - Establishes the Public Safety Interoperable Communications Working Group to provide continuing advice to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the Department of Homeland Security regarding public safety interoperable communications.
Declares that the 24 MHz band of spectrum allocated to public safety services should be used by state, local, and regional public safety organizations for interoperable voice and data communications. Requires the FCC to complete a specified Notice of Proposed Rulemaking regarding the 700MHz Band and issue rules allowing certain channels within the current 24 MHz band of public safety spectrum to accommodate data communications.
Requires the FCC to issue a notice of proposed rulemaking regarding the allocation for auction of the 30MHz band of recovered analog spectrum and establish specifications for a national public safety broadband network. Establishes the Public Safety Broadband Trust Corporation and requires, if no bidder is successful, granting it a license for the use of such spectrum. Specifies Corporation duties, including facilitating development of such network. Authorizes the FCC to enter into an agreement with the Corporation to guarantee loans to the Corporation. Pledges the full faith and credit of the United States for principal and interest.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Mar 5, 2007.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-PA | Robert P. Casey Jr. | Mar 5, 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 Mar 2, 2007 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 1, 2007Introduced in Senate
- Mar 1, 2007Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2512-2514)
- Mar 1, 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 S6170 | Robert P. Casey Jr. D-PA | May 16, 2007 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S2512–S2514 | John McCain R-AZ | Mar 1, 2007 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to provide greater public safety by making more spectrum available to public safety, to establish the Public Safety Interoperable Communications Working Group to provide standards for public safety spectrum needs, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Spectrum Availability for Emergency-Response and Law-Enforcement to Improve Vital Emergency Services Act
- SAVE LIVES Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications.
- Auctions
- Broadband
- Commerce
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Corporations
- Economics and Public Finance
- Emergency communication systems
- Emergency Management
- Federal advisory bodies
- Federal Communications Commission
- Federally-guaranteed loans
- Finance and Financial Sector
- Government Operations and Politics
- Independent regulatory commissions
- Internet
- Law
- Licenses
- Nonprofit organizations
- Radio spectrum allocation
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Social Welfare
- Wireless communication
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 1, 2007Introduced in Senate
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