Authenticating Local Emergencies and Real Threats Act of 2018
Latest action · Jun 28, 2018 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 6, 2018
- Passed SenateJun 26, 2018
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Authenticating Local Emergencies and Real Threats Act of 2018
This bill requires the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to consider recommendations of the National Advisory Council for best practices to maintain the integrity of the integrated public alert and warning system to protect against natural or man-made disasters, acts of terrorism, or threats to public safety.
FEMA shall: (1) establish a process to ensure that an incident management and warning tool used by a state, tribal, or local government to originate and transmit an alert through the system meets minimum requirements established by FEMA; and (2) review the memoranda of understanding between FEMA and state, tribal, and local governments regarding the system to ensure that all agreements comply with such requirements.
The authority to originate an alert warning the public of a missile launch directed against a state shall reside solely with the federal government. Upon verification of a missile threat, the President may activate the system.
Cosponsors 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Feb 6, 2018.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-CO | Cory Gardner | Original | Feb 6, 2018 |
| R-AK | Dan Sullivan | Original | Feb 6, 2018 |
| D-CA | Kamala D. Harris | Original | Feb 6, 2018 |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Original | Feb 6, 2018 |
Committees 3
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 Feb 6, 2018Discharged Jun 26, 2018 |
| House | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Referred Jun 27, 2018 |
| Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee | Referred Jun 28, 2018 | |
| House | Homeland Security Committee | Referred Jun 27, 2018 |
| Emergency Management and Technology Subcommittee | Referred Jun 28, 2018 |
Actions 11
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 28, 2018Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response and Communications.
- Jun 28, 2018Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
- Jun 27, 2018Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Jun 27, 2018Received in the House.
- Jun 27, 2018Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Jun 26, 2018Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S4456-4458)
- Jun 26, 2018Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4456-4458)
- Jun 26, 2018Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
- Jun 26, 2018Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- Feb 6, 2018Introduced in Senate
- Feb 6, 2018Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
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 S4456Text printed S4456–S4458Amendments S4453, S4456 | Brian Schatz D-HI (amendment), Steve Daines R-MT (amendment) | Jun 26, 2018 |
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 115-55 | LEGISLATIVE HEARING ON H.R. 6344, TO AMEND THE ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT OF 1973 TO ENCOURAGE VOLUNTARY CONSERVATION EFFORTS, "LOCAL ACT OF 2018"; ...... "PETITION ACT OF 2018"107 pages | Natural Resources Committee | Sep 26, 2018 |
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R44786 | Science and Technology Issues in the 115th Congress Archived | Report | May 22, 2018 |
Amendments 1
Amendments offered to this bill.
| Amendment | Description | Offered by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SA 3212 | To improve the bill. | Brian Schatz D-HI | Amendment SA 3212 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 4965 | Authenticating Local Emergencies and Real Threats Act of 2018 | Identical bill | Feb 13, 2018 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to establish best practices for State, tribal, and local governments participating in the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Authenticating Local Emergencies and Real Threats Act of 2018
- Short Titles as Passed Senate
- Authenticating Local Emergencies and Real Threats Act of 2018
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Emergency Management.
- Advisory bodies
- Computer security and identity theft
- Computers and information technology
- Congressional oversight
- Emergency communications systems
- Emergency Management
- Emergency planning and evacuation
- Government information and archives
- Intergovernmental relations
- Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
- State and local government operations
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 27, 2018Referred in House
- Jun 26, 2018Engrossed in Senate
- Feb 6, 2018Introduced 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.
