SB3556: Enhancing First Response Act
- 1Introduced (current step)
- 2Passed One Chamber
- 3Passed Both Chambers
- 4Became Law
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Summary
A bill to direct the Federal Communications Commission to issue reports after activation of the Disaster Information Reporting System and to make improvements to network outage reporting, to categorize public safety telecommunicators as a protective service occupation under the Standard Occupational Classification system, and for other purposes.
Plain-language summary
This bill directs the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), which regulates telecommunications, to issue reports after activating the Disaster Information Reporting System during emergencies. It requires improvements to how companies report network outages to the FCC. The bill also categorizes 911 dispatchers and emergency call takers as protective service workers in the federal occupational classification system. The bill is currently introduced in Congress and awaits review.
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SB3556: Enhancing First Response Act
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Sponsors
Amy Klobuchar
Primary SponsorCo-sponsors (11)
Marsha Blackburn
Martin Heinrich
John Thune
Angus King
Ted Budd