S 725 · introduced · significant
Enhancing First Response Act
- government reform
What this bill does
- The FCC must report on activations of the Disaster Information Reporting System during severe weather and communications outages.
- Communications providers, public safety agencies, and 911 telecommunicators are affected by new reporting and classification requirements.
- The bill requires reports within 30 days of enactment and mandates public field hearings in affected areas.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How would the 30-day reporting requirement affect the ability of communications providers and 911 centers to respond to future emergencies versus documenting past ones?
- 02
What specific data should the FCC collect about outages to help communities prepare for severe weather, and who should have access to these reports?
- 03
How might mandatory field hearings in affected areas change the relationship between federal regulators, local emergency responders, and telecommunications companies?
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Sponsor · D-MN
Amy Klobuchar
Citizen cosponsors
0
In Congress
12/ 100
Senators cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-09-11
Joining the bill
John Thune
R-SD · original
Ted Budd
R-NC · original
Dan Sullivan
R-AK · original
Marsha Blackburn
R-TN · original
Shelley Moore Capito
R-WV · original
Martin Heinrich
D-NM · original
Mark Kelly
D-AZ · original
Angus S. King Jr.
I-ME · original
Ben Ray Luján
D-NM · original
Edward J. Markey
D-MA · original
Mike Crapo
R-ID
Maria Cantwell
D-WA
Legislative timeline
2025-09-11 · house · Floor
Held at the desk.
2025-09-11 · house · Floor
Received in the House.
2025-09-11 · senate · Floor
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
2025-09-10 · senate · Floor
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6555; text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S6555)
2025-09-10 · Floor
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
2025-09-02 · senate · Calendars
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 146.
2025-09-02 · senate · Committee
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cruz with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 119-59.
2025-09-02 · Committee
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cruz with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 119-59.
2025-04-30 · senate · Committee
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
2025-02-25 · senate · IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
2025-02-25 · IntroReferral
Introduced in Senate
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