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Senate Bill 3238
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Reliable Emergency Alert Distribution Improvement Act of 2018
Active
Amendments
Active
Passed Senate on Dec 17, 2018
Overview
Text
Introduced
Jul 18, 2018
Latest Action
Dec 19, 2018
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
3238
Congress
115
Policy Area
Science, Technology, Communications
Science, Technology, Communications
Primary focus of measure is natural sciences, space exploration, research policy and funding, research and development, STEM education, scientific cooperation and communication; technology policies, telecommunication, information technology; digital media, journalism. Measures concerning scientific education may fall under Education policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Brian Schatz
Hawaii
Republican
Roger Wicker
Mississippi
Republican
John Thune
South Dakota
Senate Votes (1)
House Votes (0)
checkPassed on December 17, 2018
Status
Passed
Type
Unanimous Consent
Unanimous Consent
A senator may request unanimous consent on the floor to set aside a specified rule of procedure so as to expedite proceedings. If no Senator objects, the Senate permits the action, but if any one senator objects, the request is rejected. Unanimous consent requests with only immediate effects are routinely granted, but ones affecting the floor schedule, the conditions of considering a bill or other business, or the rights of other senators, are normally not offered, or a floor leader will object to it, until all senators concerned have had an opportunity to inform the leaders that they find it acceptable.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Summary

Reliable Emergency Alert Distribution Improvement Act of 2018 or READI Act

This bill amends the Warning, Alert, and Response Network Act to include emergency alerts from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) as a type of alert that subscribers of commercial mobile service licensees may not block from their devices (currently, alerts from the President may not be blocked).

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) must adopt regulations that encourage states to establish a State Emergency Communications Commission (SECC) and provide that each SECC meets at least annually to review and update its Emergency Alert System Plan (State EAS Plan). The FCC must approve or disapprove the updated plan.

FEMA shall develop and issue guidance for state, tribal, and local governments relating to emergency alerts.

The FCC shall complete: (1) a rulemaking proceeding to establish a system to receive from FEMA or state, tribal, or local governments reports of false alerts under the emergency alert system (EAS) or the Wireless EAS to record such false alerts and examine their causes; (2) a rulemaking proceeding to modify the EAS to provide for repeating messages while an alert remains pending; and (3) an inquiry to examine the feasibility of establishing systems and signaling to offer EAS alerts to audio and video streaming services delivered over the Internet.

Text (2)
Engrossed in Senate
December 17, 2018
Introduced in Senate
July 18, 2018
Amendments (1)
Dec 17, 2018
Agreed to in Senate
3
Sponsorship
Senate Amendment 4154
In the nature of a substitute.
Agreed To
Related Bills (1)
Jul 18, 2018
Introduced in House
3
Sponsorship
Introduced
Type
Identical Bill
Identical Bill
A bill that is word-for-word identical to another bill. Bills are characterized as identical to each other at the introduced stage only, even though a later (e.g., reported or passed) version of a bill might meet the same criteria for text similarity. Companion measures, procedurally-related measures, and legislation with text similarities are other related bill types.
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Actions (9)
12/19/2018
Held at the desk.
12/19/2018
Received in the House.
12/18/2018
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
12/17/2018
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
12/17/2018
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
12/17/2018
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S7734-7735)
12/17/2018
Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation discharged by Unanimous Consent.
07/18/2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
07/18/2018
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:40:43 PM
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