3.0.0 2331 2023-01-11T16:03:27Z 2023-01-11T16:03:27Z House H HR 2007-05-15 110 hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw13 Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee Referred to 2007-05-16T19:50:13Z Referred to 2007-05-15T13:00:50Z First Response Broadcasters Act of 2007 110 1223 S 2007-04-25 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5107-5109) Identical bill CRS Identical bill House 2007-05-16 hspw13 Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. Committee 2007-05-15 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2007-05-15 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2007-05-15 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M001161 Rep. Melancon, Charlie [D-LA-3] Charlie Melancon D LA 3 N P000323 Rep. Pickering, Charles W. "Chip" [R-MS-3] CHARLES PICKERING R MS W. 3 2007-05-15 True B001254 Rep. Boren, Dan [D-OK-2] Dan Boren D OK 2 2007-05-16 False D000599 Rep. Davis, Lincoln [D-TN-4] Lincoln Davis D TN 4 2007-10-15 False C001063 Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28] Henry Cuellar D TX 28 2008-02-27 False P000096 Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-8] WILLIAM PASCRELL D NJ J. 8 2008-02-27 False W000793 Rep. Wu, David [D-OR-1] DAVID WU D OR 1 2008-03-14 False H001037 Rep. Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie [D-SD-At Large] Stephanie Herseth Sandlin D SD 0 2008-03-14 False Y000033 Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] DON YOUNG R AK E. 0 2008-03-14 False S001173 Rep. Space, Zachary T. [D-OH-18] Zachary Space D OH T. 18 2008-05-15 False C001072 Rep. Carson, Andre [D-IN-7] Andre Carson D IN 7 2008-06-12 False W000792 Rep. Weiner, Anthony D. [D-NY-9] ANTHONY WEINER D NY D. 9 2008-07-29 False C001073 Rep. Cazayoux, Donald J., Jr. [D-LA-6] Donald Cazayoux D LA J. 6 2008-09-22 False Emergency Management Disaster relief Economics and Public Finance Emergency communication systems Grants-in-aid Radio broadcasting Radio stations Science, Technology, Communications Telecommunication systems Emergency Management 00 2007-05-15 Introduced in House 2007-06-21T15:23:19Z First Response Broadcasters Act of 2007 - Authorizes appropriations to the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for facility and equipment expenses to construct an additional 25 Primary Entry Point stations (radio broadcast stations designated to provide public information following emergencies where there is no commercial power) in the continental United States and territories.

Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish a pilot program, the Broadcast Disaster Preparedness Grant Program, under which the Administrator may make grants to first response broadcasters. Sets forth provisions regarding priorities in making grants, use of funds, the federal share, and termination of grant authority.

Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to: (1) include specified assistance to first response broadcasters among the essential assistance that federal agencies may provide to meet immediate threats to life and property resulting from a major disaster; (2) prohibit a federal officer or employee from confiscating fuel, water, or food from such a broadcaster during a disaster if that broadcaster documents that such supplies will be used to enable the broadcast of essential disaster-related public information in the affected area; and (3) direct the head of a federal agency to allow access to the area affected by a major disaster for technical personnel, broadcast engineers, and equipment needed to restore, repair, or resupply any facility or equipment critical to such a broadcaster's ability to continue to acquire, produce, and transmit essential disaster-related public information, subject to specified limitations. Establishes guidelines for press access to a disaster area.

]]> First Response Broadcasters Act of 2007 Display Title First Response Broadcasters Act of 2007 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to support efforts by local or regional television or radio broadcasters to provide essential public information programming in the event of a major disaster, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced First Response Broadcasters Act of 2007 Introduced in House 2007-05-15T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr2331ih/xml/BILLS-110hr2331ih.xml 2007-05-16 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.