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HCONRES 236 109th Congress House

Expressing the sense of the Congress that all Americans should program their cell phones and other portable electronic devices to show personal emergency contacts under the acronym ICE (In Case of…

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Official title: Expressing the sense of the Congress that all Americans should program their cell phones and other portable electronic devices to show personal emergency contacts under the acronym ICE (In Case of Emergency) to enable emergency personnel to contact family and friends in the event of an emergency.

Introduced: September 7, 2005 Introduced by: Smith, Adam Democratic · Washington See on congress.gov
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This resolution expired with the 109th Congress
It was not agreed to before the 109th Congress (2005–2006) adjourned, so it is no longer active. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
Sep 19, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.
Sep 8, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
Sep 7, 2005
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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.
Sep 7, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 19, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of Congress that all Americans should program their cell phones and other portable electronic devices to show personal emergency contacts under the acronym ICE (In Case of Emergency) to enable emergency personnel to contact family and friends in the event of an emergency.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 236: Expressing the sense of the Congress that all Americans should program their cell phones and other portable electronic devices to show personal emergency contacts under the acronym ICE (In Case of Emergency) to enable emergency personnel to contact family and friends in the event of an emergency.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HCONRES-236/
MLA
"H. Con. Res. 236: Expressing the sense of the Congress that all Americans should program their cell phones and other portable electronic devices to show personal emergency contacts under the acronym ICE (In Case of Emergency) to enable emergency personnel to contact family and friends in the event of an emergency.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HCONRES-236/.
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H. Con. Res. 236, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HCONRES-236/.
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[H. Con. Res. 236: Expressing the sense of the Congress that all Americans should program their cell phones and other portable electronic devices to show personal emergency contacts under the acronym ICE (In Case of Emergency) to enable emergency personnel to contact family and friends in the event of an emergency.](https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HCONRES-236/)
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