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S 1479 116th Congress Senate Science, Technology, Communications Computer security and identity theft Congressional oversight Emergency communications systems Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media State and local government operations Telephone and wireless communication

Next Generation 9–1–1 Act of 2019

Introduced: May 15, 2019 Introduced by: Klobuchar, Amy Democratic · Minnesota See on congress.gov
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May 15, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
May 15, 2019
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Next Generation 9–1–1 Act of 2019

This bill establishes a federal grant program to help state and local governments deploy next generation (interoperable, secure, Internet Protocol-based) 9–1–1 systems across the United States, enabling emergency call centers to receive, process, and analyze all types of 9–1–1 requests for emergency aid.

What's happening now May 15, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 2741 Related bill Leading Infrastructure for Tomorrow’s America Act
  • HR 2760 Related bill Next Generation 9–1–1 Act of 2019
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Cortez Masto, Catherine
Nevada · May 15, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1479: Next Generation 9–1–1 Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1479/
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"S. 1479: Next Generation 9–1–1 Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1479/.
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S. 1479, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1479/.
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