3.0.0 1223 2023-01-11T19:40:42Z 2023-01-11T19:40:42Z Senate S S 2007-04-25 110 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2007-04-25T23:19:46Z First Response Broadcasters Act of 2007 110 2331 HR 2007-05-16 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. Identical bill CRS Identical bill House 2007-04-25 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5107-5109) IntroReferral 2007-04-25 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5019, S5106-5107) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2007-04-25 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress L000550 Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA] MARY LANDRIEU D LA N S000888 Sen. Stevens, Ted [R-AK] THEODORE STEVENS R AK F. 2007-04-25 True C000174 Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE] Thomas Carper D DE R. 2007-04-25 True P000590 Sen. Pryor, Mark L. [D-AR] Mark Pryor D AR Lunsford 2007-04-25 True S001142 Sen. Smith, Gordon H. [R-OR] GORDON SMITH R OR H. 2007-05-08 False D000407 Sen. Domenici, Pete V. [R-NM] PETE DOMENICI R NM VICHI 2007-06-05 False C000567 Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS] Thad Cochran R MS 2007-06-13 False M000303 Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ] JOHN MCCAIN R AZ SIDNEY 2007-06-20 False S000663 Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME] Olympia Snowe R ME J. 2007-07-11 False T000464 Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] Jon Tester D MT 2007-08-02 False K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN 2008-02-27 False H001016 Sen. Hutchison, Kay Bailey [R-TX] KAY HUTCHISON R TX BAILEY 2008-02-27 False H001028 Sen. Hagel, Chuck [R-NE] CHUCK HAGEL R NE 2008-02-29 False S001078 Sen. Sununu, John E. [R-NH] John Sununu R NH E. 2008-04-02 False G000445 Sen. Gregg, Judd [R-NH] Judd Gregg R NH 2008-04-03 False W000437 Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] Roger Wicker R MS F. 2008-04-08 False N000180 Sen. Nelson, Ben [D-NE] E. Nelson D NE Benjamin 2008-07-21 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 2007-04-25 Introduced in Senate 2007-06-21T15:21:39Z 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 Official Title as Introduced A bill 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 Senate IS Display Title First Response Broadcasters Act of 2007 Short Titles as Introduced First Response Broadcasters Act of 2007 Introduced in Senate 2007-04-25T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s1223is/xml/BILLS-110s1223is.xml 2007-04-25 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5107-5109) 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.