[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2892 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2892

  To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a 
  study on the effectiveness of local alerting systems, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 26, 2023

Mr. Langworthy (for himself, Mr. Higgins of New York, Mr. Morelle, Mr. 
  Fry, Mrs. Luna, Mr. Weber of Texas, and Ms. Norton) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation 
                           and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
  To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a 
  study on the effectiveness of local alerting systems, and for other 
                               purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Weather Alert Response and 
Notification Act'' or the ``WARN Act''.

SEC. 2. EFFECTIVENESS OF LOCAL ALERTING SYSTEMS.

    (a) In General.--The Comptroller General of the United States shall 
conduct a study on the effectiveness of local alerting systems in 
disseminating timely and relevant information during weather-related 
emergencies to help communities develop better policies and procedures 
for emergency response and enhance public safety in the event of a 
weather-related emergency.
    (b) Contents.--In conducting the study under subsection (a), the 
Comptroller General shall--
            (1) evaluate the efficacy of various alert mediums, 
        including platforms such as social media, to disseminate 
        emergency alerts, including travel bans and mass power outages, 
        during extreme weather events; and
            (2) establish a set of best practices for such alerts.
    (c) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure and the Committee on Homeland 
Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland 
Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report on the study 
conducted under subsection (a).
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