US Congress House Bill 3654 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: Introduced on December 13 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-12-16 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Communications and Technology Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Allowing Local Emergency Response Technicians to Accept Cellular Texts Act or the ALERT ACT - Directs the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to complete a rulemaking requiring that if a consumer unsuccessfully attempts to communicate with a public safety answering point by sending a text message to 9-1-1 using a commercial mobile service, the provider of such service will respond with an error message to ensure that the consumer knows that the message has not been received by the answering point and to instruct the consumer on proper steps to reach emergency assistance. Requires the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to ensure that at least 10% of the federal funds awarded after enactment of this Act for emergency management performance grants authorized by the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006 be used to test or implement equipment or services allowing members of the public to send 9-1-1 text messages to obtain emergency assistance.

ALERT ACT

Rep. Kathleen Hochul [D-NY]	Rep. Joe Courtney [D-CT]	Rep. Bob Filner [D-CA]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]
Rep. Laura Richardson [D-CA]	Rep. Fortney Stark [D-CA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-12-16	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
2011-12-14	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
2011-12-13	House	Referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure
2011-12-13	House	Referred to House Energy and Commerce
2011-12-13	House	Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/3654/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr3654/BILLS-112hr3654ih.pdf