WIRED Act

Bill: 116-hr-3836
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18]
Introduced: 2019-07-18
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Emergency communications systems

Infrastructure development

Natural disasters

State and local government operations

Telephone and wireless communication
Latest action: action_date: 2020-02-27
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-07-18
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Wireless Infrastructure Resiliency during Emergencies and Disasters Act or the WIRED Act</b></p> <p>This bill authorizes states to require wireless companies to deploy infrastructure that can withstand natural disasters.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3836 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 18, 2019 Ms. Eshoo (for herself, Mr. Thompson of California , Mr. Huffman , Mrs. Davis of California , Mr. Khanna , Ms. Speier , Mr. Ruiz , Mr. Rouda , Ms. Brownley of California , Mr. Cox of California , Ms. Roybal-Allard , Mr. Panetta , Ms. Hill of California , Mr. Cisneros , Ms. Lee of California , and Mr. McNerney ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend section 332 of the Communications Act of 1934 to include public safety requirements in terms and conditions States may require of mobile services.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Wireless Infrastructure Resiliency during Emergencies and Disasters Act or the WIRED Act . 2. Regulatory treatment of mobile services Section 332(c)(3)(A) of the Communications Act of 1934 ( 47 U.S.C. 332(c)(3)(A) ) is amended by inserting after other terms and conditions of commercial mobile services the following: including reasonable requirements to promote resilient wireless communications infrastructure for situational awareness during a natural disaster (as such term is defined in section 602 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5195a(a)(2) )) .