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Enhancing First Response Act

USA118th CongressS-3556| Senate 
| Updated: 12/18/2023
Amy Klobuchar

Amy Klobuchar

Democratic Senator

Minnesota

Cosponsors (11)
Dan Sullivan (Republican)Ben Ray Luján (Democratic)Marsha Blackburn (Republican)Angus S. King (Independent)Joe Manchin (Independent)John Thune (Republican)Jon Tester (Democratic)Martin Heinrich (Democratic)Ted Budd (Republican)Mike Crapo (Republican)Shelley Moore Capito (Republican)

Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Enhancing First Response Act This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to report on certain activations of the Disaster Information Reporting System (DIRS). DIRS is a reporting system, activated during severe weather and other events impacting communications service, through which communications providers report outages and other degradations to service. If the system was activated for at least seven days, the FCC must issue a preliminary report that includes information about the number, duration, and nature of all associated outages. The FCC must also hold at least one public field hearing in the area affected by the event, and it must issue a final report that includes recommendations on how to improve the resiliency of affected networks. Separately, the FCC must publish a general report on (1) the volume and nature of 9-1-1 outages that are not required to be reported under current outage notification rules, and (2) the value to public safety agencies of the inclusion of visual information in outage notifications from communications providers. The bill also requires the Office of Management and Budget, by 30 days after the bill's enactment, to categorize public safety telecommunicators as a protective service occupation under the Standard Occupational Classification System. Finally, the Office of the Inspector General of the FCC is directed to publish a report on the implementation of Kari’s Law, which requires multiline telephone systems to be preconfigured to allow users to dial 9-1-1 directly from any phone without dialing any additional code or prefix.
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Timeline
Dec 18, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Dec 18, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
  • December 18, 2023
    Introduced in Senate


  • December 18, 2023
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Science, Technology, Communications

Related Bills

  • HR 118-7043: Emergency Reporting Act

Enhancing First Response Act

USA118th CongressS-3556| Senate 
| Updated: 12/18/2023
Enhancing First Response Act This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to report on certain activations of the Disaster Information Reporting System (DIRS). DIRS is a reporting system, activated during severe weather and other events impacting communications service, through which communications providers report outages and other degradations to service. If the system was activated for at least seven days, the FCC must issue a preliminary report that includes information about the number, duration, and nature of all associated outages. The FCC must also hold at least one public field hearing in the area affected by the event, and it must issue a final report that includes recommendations on how to improve the resiliency of affected networks. Separately, the FCC must publish a general report on (1) the volume and nature of 9-1-1 outages that are not required to be reported under current outage notification rules, and (2) the value to public safety agencies of the inclusion of visual information in outage notifications from communications providers. The bill also requires the Office of Management and Budget, by 30 days after the bill's enactment, to categorize public safety telecommunicators as a protective service occupation under the Standard Occupational Classification System. Finally, the Office of the Inspector General of the FCC is directed to publish a report on the implementation of Kari’s Law, which requires multiline telephone systems to be preconfigured to allow users to dial 9-1-1 directly from any phone without dialing any additional code or prefix.
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Timeline
Dec 18, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Dec 18, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
  • December 18, 2023
    Introduced in Senate


  • December 18, 2023
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Amy Klobuchar

Amy Klobuchar

Democratic Senator

Minnesota

Cosponsors (11)
Dan Sullivan (Republican)Ben Ray Luján (Democratic)Marsha Blackburn (Republican)Angus S. King (Independent)Joe Manchin (Independent)John Thune (Republican)Jon Tester (Democratic)Martin Heinrich (Democratic)Ted Budd (Republican)Mike Crapo (Republican)Shelley Moore Capito (Republican)

Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee

Science, Technology, Communications

Related Bills

  • HR 118-7043: Emergency Reporting Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted