Emergency Warning Act of 2003

Bill: 108-hr-2537
Sponsor: Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-14]
Introduced: 2003-06-19 in the House
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Accidents
Administrative procedure
Armed Forces and National Security
Biological warfare
Chemical warfare
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Crime and Law Enforcement
Department of Commerce
Department of Homeland Security
Disasters
EBB Terrorism
Electronic government information
Electronic mail systems
Emergency communication systems
Federal advisory bodies
Government Operations and Politics
Government publicity
Information technology
International Affairs
Internet
Law
Radio broadcasting
Research
Science, Technology, Communications
Standards
Telephone
Television broadcasting
Terrorism
Wireless communication

Summary:
action_date: 2003-06-19
text: Emergency Warning Act of 2003 - Directs the Secretaries of Commerce and Homeland Security to establish comprehensive national standards and systems for providing effective public warnings.
Directs the Secretary of Commerce to: (1) develop and implement benchmarks assessing current all-hazard warning capabilities; (2) conduct research and pilot programs to determine and improve the effectiveness of such warnings; (3) develop specifications for a national backbone for collecting and routing all-hazard warnings; (4) use the full range of communications technologies to provide warnings; (5) provide public warnings through automatic alert televisions and radios; and (6) educate the public about such warnings.
Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to: (1) develop and recommend standards and guidelines for universal all-hazard terminology and protocols, and (2) issue warnings related to acts of terrorism and other public safety threats via a public warning system.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-07-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.
action_date: 2003-06-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
action_date: 2003-06-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads.
action_date: 2003-06-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2003-06-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways, Transit and Pipelines.
action_date: 2003-06-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
action_date: 2003-06-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
action_date: 2003-06-20
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1313)
action_date: 2003-06-19
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
action_date: 2003-06-19
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
action_date: 2003-06-19
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
action_date: 2003-06-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-06-19
text: Introduced in House