HR 1519
Public Safety Communications Act
Summary
Public Safety Communications Act This bill provides statutory authority for the Office of Public Safety Communications within the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to support efforts related to public safety communications. The duties of the office include (1) administering federal grant programs for Next Generation 9-1-1 systems, which are interoperable Internet Protocol-based systems for receiving 9-1-1 calls; and (2) managing and auditing the First Responder Network Authority (known as FirstNet), which oversees the communications network for emergency responders and the public safety community.
Bill status
- Status
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Rep. Kat Cammack [R-FL-3]
- Cosponsors
- 0
- Policy area
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Introduced
- 2025-02-24
- Latest action
- 2026-01-15: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
Committee referrals
Recent actions
- 2026-01-15: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
- 2026-01-15: Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- 2025-02-24: Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
- 2025-02-24: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- 2025-02-24: Introduced in House