WashingtonWatch.com - Subject: Emergency communication systems

P.L. 110-459, The Short-term Analog Flash and Emergency Readiness Act

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3663 would require the Federal Communications Commission to provide for a short-term extension of the analog television broadcasting authority so that essential public safety announcements and digital television transition information may be provided for a short time during the transition to digital television broadcasting....

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S. 3579, The National Silver Alert Act

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3579 would encourage, enhance, and integrate Silver Alert plans throughout the United States, and it would authorize grants for the assistance of organizations to find missing adults....

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S. 2080, The Sewage Overflow Right-to-Know Act - Cost per Average Family: $0.07

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2080 would amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to ensure that sewage treatment plants monitor for and report discharges of raw sewage....

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H.R. 7013, The Short-term Analog Flash and Emergency Readiness Act

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 7013 would require the Federal Communications Commission to provide for a short term extension of the analog television broadcasting authority so that essential public safety announcements and digital television transition information may be provided for a short time during the transition to digital television broadcasting....

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H.R. 6947, The Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2009 - Cost per Average Family: $445.83

Thu, 18 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6947 would make appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009....

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P.L. 110-368, To make a technical correction in the NET 911 Improvement Act of 2008

Thu, 18 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6946 would make a technical correction in the NET 911 Improvement Act of 2008....

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S. 3465, The RESPONDER Act of 2008

Wed, 10 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3465 would reserve certain proceeds from the auction of spectrum, including the auction of the D-block of spectrum, for use to provide interoperable devices to public safety personnel....

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H.R. 6064, The National Silver Alert Act - Cost per Average Family: $0.54

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6064 would encourage, enhance, and integrate Silver Alert plans throughout the United States....

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P.L. 110-315, The College Opportunity and Affordability Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $1304.36

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 4137 would amend and extend the Higher Education Act of 1965....

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S. 3181, The Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2009 - Cost per Average Family: $447.91

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

An original bill making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009....

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H.R. 6320, The Twenty-first Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2008

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6320 would ensure that individuals with disabilities have access to emerging Internet Protocol-based communication and video programming technologies in the 21st Century....

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H.R. 2452, The Raw Sewage Overflow Community Right-to-Know Act - Cost per Average Family: $0.81

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2452 would amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to ensure that sewage treatment plants monitor for and report discharges of raw sewage....

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H.R. 6055, The Public Safety Broadband Authorization Act of 2008

Wed, 14 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6055 would require the Federal Communications Commission to establish requirements and issue a nationwide public safety broadband license, and it would establish a grant program to fund administrative and operational costs of the licensee....

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P.L. 110-234, The Food and Energy Security Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $6102.04

Tue, 13 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2419 would provide for the continuation of agricultural programs through fiscal year 2012....

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H.R. 6038, The Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Modernization Act of 2008

Tue, 13 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6038 would amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to direct the President to modernize the integrated public alert and warning system of the United States....

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H.R. 5920, The Electronic Life Safety and Security Systems Federal Background Check Act of 2008

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5920 would direct the Attorney General to establish a system of background checks for employers and employees of the electronic life safety and security system installation and monitoring industry....

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H.R. 5898, The Silver Alert Grant Program Act of 2008

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5898 would authorize a grant program to help establish and improve State-administered notification systems to help locate missing individuals with Alzheimer's disease and other dementia-related illnesses....

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H.R. 5846, The Wireless Internet Nationwide for Families Act of 2008

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5846 would require the Federal Communications Commission to auction spectrum for a free and open access broadband service....

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H.R. 5806, The School Emergency Notification Deployment Act

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5806 would permit universal service support to schools under the Communications Act of 1934 to be used for enhanced emergency notification services....

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P.L. 110-248, The Local Preparedness Acquisition Act - Cost per Average Family: $0.86

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3179 would amend title 40, United States Code, to authorize the use of Federal supply schedules for the acquisition of law enforcement, security, and certain other related items by State and local governments....

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H.R. 5735, The Virginia Tech Victims Campus Emergency Response Policy and Notification Act

Wed, 09 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5735 would amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require institutions of higher education to disclose their emergency response and evacuation procedures....

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H.R. 5682, The Rural America Communication Expansion for the Future Act of 2008

Wed, 02 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5682 would improve access to broadband service in rural and underserved areas of the United States....

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H.R. 5592, The Border Health Security Act of 2008

Tue, 11 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5592 would establish grant programs to improve the health of border area residents and for bioterrorism preparedness in the border area....

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H. Con. Res. 312, Revising the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2008, establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009, and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2010 through 2013 - Cost per Average Family: $26257.19

Fri, 07 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EST

H. Con. Res. 312 would revise the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2008, establish the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009, and set forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2010 through 2013....

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S. 2724, The CJ's Home Protection Act of 2008

Thu, 06 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EST

S. 2724 would amend the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974 to require that weather radios be installed in all manufactured homes manufactured or sold in the United States....

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