S 3556 United States Senate · 118th Congress

Enhancing First Response Act

This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to issue detailed reports after major disasters when its Disaster Information Reporting System activates for at least 7 days. The reports must document outages in broadband, mobile services, and 911 systems, include public hearings with affected communities and providers, and recommend improvements to network resilience. It also directs the Office of Management and Budget to reclassify public safety telecommunicators as "protective service occupations" in federal job statistics. Additionally, the FCC must report on compliance with Kari’s Law, which mandates direct 911 access in multi-line phone systems. These provisions aim to improve disaster communications transparency and response coordination without creating new funding or regulatory requirements.
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Dec 2023
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Introduced Dec 18, 2023 Last action Dec 18, 2023
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Dec 18, 2023
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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Dec 18, 2023
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