3.0.0 3654 2021-09-28T14:20:40Z 2021-09-28T14:20:40Z House H HR 2011-12-13 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. HOCHUL:H.R. 3654.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The power of the Congress to provide for the generalwelfare, to regulate commerce, and to make all laws whichshall be necessary and proper for carrying into executionFederal powers, as enumerated in section 8 of article I ofthe Constitution of the United States.[Page H8881]]]> hshm00 Homeland Security Committee House Standing Legislative interest 2012-04-03T17:37:00Z hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif16 Communications and Technology Subcommittee Referred to 2011-12-16T18:54:14Z Referred to 2011-12-13T15:03:40Z hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw13 Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee Referred to 2011-12-14T16:22:34Z Referred to 2011-12-13T15:03:45Z 2011-12-16 hsif16 Communications and Technology Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology. Committee 2011-12-14 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 2011-12-13 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2011-12-13 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2011-12-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2011-12-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress H001062 Rep. Hochul, Kathleen C. [D-NY-26] Kathleen Hochul D NY C. 26 N G000551 Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] Raúl Grijalva D AZ M. 7 2012-02-03 False R000581 Rep. Richardson, Laura [D-CA-37] Laura Richardson D CA 37 2012-02-03 False S000810 Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13] PETE STARK D CA 13 2012-02-16 False C001069 Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2] Joe Courtney D CT 2 2012-03-26 False F000116 Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51] BOB FILNER D CA 51 2012-04-16 False Emergency Management Consumer affairs Emergency communications systems Telephone and wireless communication Emergency Management 00 2011-12-13 Introduced in House 2012-01-17T18:28:38Z 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.

]]> Allowing Local Emergency Response Technicians to Accept Cellular Texts Act Short Titles as Introduced Allowing Local Emergency Response Technicians to Accept Cellular Texts Act Short Titles as Introduced ALERT ACT Display Title Allowing Local Emergency Response Technicians to Accept Cellular Texts Act Official Title as Introduced To adopt technology allowing 9-1-1 call centers to receive and respond to emergency text messages, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2011-12-13T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr3654ih/xml/BILLS-112hr3654ih.xml 2011-12-16 Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology. 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.