Active Shooter Alert System Improvements Act of 2023
This bill establishes a dedicated "Active Shooter Alert Coordinator" within the Department of Homeland Security to improve public alert systems for active shooter incidents. The coordinator must eliminate gaps in alert coordination (including interstate travel of shooters), work with state/local law enforcement to develop local plans, and encourage grant applications for better alert systems. It also requires new annual reports on alert system usage, local law enforcement participation, and geolocation improvements. The bill directly affects federal agencies, state/local governments, and emergency alerting authorities who manage public warning systems.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Sep 2023
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Introduced Sep 14, 2023
Last action Sep 15, 2023
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Sep 15, 2023
House · Referred to committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Sep 14, 2023
House · Referred to committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Counterterrorism, Law Enforcement, and Intelligence.
Sep 14, 2023
House · Referred to committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Management and Technology.
Sep 14, 2023
House · Referred to committee
Referred 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.
Sep 14, 2023
House · Introduced
Introduced in House
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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Nancy Mace
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