3.0.0 6427 2023-01-11T13:42:00Z 2023-01-11T13:42:00Z House HR 2018-07-18 115 [Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 121 (Wednesday, July 18, 2018)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. GABBARD:H.R. 6427.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The U.S. Constitution including Article 1, Section 8.[Page H6558]]]> hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw13 Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee Referred to 2018-07-19T18:12:34Z Referred to 2018-07-18T14:03:00Z hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing Referred to 2018-07-18T14:02:50Z Reliable Emergency Alert Distribution Improvement Act of 2018 115 3238 S 2018-12-19 Held at the desk. 17:05:11 Identical bill CRS 2018-07-19 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 2018-07-18 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 2018-07-18 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 2018-07-18 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2018-07-18 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress G000571 Rep. Gabbard, Tulsi [D-HI-2] Tulsi Gabbard D HI 2 N H001050 Rep. Hanabusa, Colleen [D-HI-1] Colleen Hanabusa D HI 1 2018-07-18 True J000032 Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] SHEILA JACKSON LEE D TX 18 2018-10-26 False Science, Technology, Communications Administrative law and regulatory procedures Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies Congressional oversight Emergency communications systems Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Intergovernmental relations Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media State and local government operations Telephone and wireless communication Science, Technology, Communications 00 2018-07-18 Introduced in House 2019-03-19T15:20:06Z Reliable Emergency Alert Distribution Improvement Act of 2018 or the READI Act

This bill amends the Warning, Alert, and Response Network Act to include emergency alerts from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) as a type of alert that subscribers of commercial mobile service licensees may not block from their devices (currently, alerts from the President may not be blocked).

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) must adopt regulations that encourage states to establish a State Emergency Communications Commission (SECC) and provide that each SECC meet at least annually to review and update its Emergency Alert System Plan (State EAS Plan). The FCC must approve or disapprove the updated plan.

FEMA shall develop and issue guidance for state, tribal, and local governments relating to emergency alerts.

The FCC shall complete: (1) a rulemaking proceeding to establish a system to receive from FEMA or state, tribal, or local governments reports of false alerts under the emergency alert system (EAS) or the Wireless EAS to record such false alerts and examine their causes; (2) a rulemaking proceeding to modify the EAS to provide for repeating messages while an alert remains pending; and (3) an inquiry to examine the feasibility of establishing systems and signaling to offer EAS alerts to audio and video streaming services delivered over the Internet.

]]> READI Act Display Title READI Act Official Title as Introduced To improve oversight by the Federal Communications Commission of the wireless and broadcast emergency alert systems. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced READI Act Short Titles as Introduced Reliable Emergency Alert Distribution Improvement Act of 2018 Introduced in House 2018-07-18T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr6427ih/xml/BILLS-115hr6427ih.xml 2018-07-19 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.