US Congress House Bill 6096 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Engrossed on November 18 2020 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2020-11-18 - Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 596.
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Modifies how citizens receive emergency alerts through wireless and broadcast emergency alert systems. Specifically, the bill includes emergency alerts from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) as a type of alert that mobile subscribers may not block from their devices. (Currently, only 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 Committee (SECC) and provide that each SECC meets at least annually to review and update its Emergency Alert System (EAS) Plan. The FCC must approve or disapprove the updated plan. The FCC shall also (1) establish a system to receive from FEMA or state, tribal, or local governments reports of false alerts under the EAS or the Wireless EAS and to record such false alerts and examine their causes; (2) modify the EAS to provide for repeating messages while an alert remains pending; and (3) examine the feasibility of offering EAS alerts through the internet, including through audio and video streaming services.

READI Act Reliable Emergency Alert Distribution Improvement Act of 2020

Rep. Jerry McNerney [D-CA]

Rep. Gus Bilirakis [R-FL]

Rep. Pete Olson [R-TX]

Rep. Tulsi Gabbard [D-HI]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-11-18	Senate	Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 596.
2020-11-17	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2020-11-17	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5820-5821)
2020-11-17	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6096.
2020-11-17	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5820-5823)
2020-11-17	House	Mr. Pallone moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
2020-11-16	House	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 480.
2020-11-16	House	Committee on Transportation discharged.
2020-11-16	House	Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 116-582, Part I.
2020-07-15	House	Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
2020-07-15	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2020-03-10	House	Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
2020-03-10	House	Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2020-03-09	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
2020-03-06	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
2020-03-05	House	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.
2020-03-05	House	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.
2020-03-05	House	Introduced in House

HB4856 (Related) 2020-02-27 - Subcommittee Hearings Held.
SB2693 (Related) 2020-09-29 - Held at the desk.
SB4049 (Related) 2020-08-07 - Held at the desk.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6096/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr6096/BILLS-116hr6096ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr6096/BILLS-116hr6096rh.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr6096/BILLS-116hr6096eh.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr6096/BILLS-116hr6096pcs.pdf