House lawmakers are moving forward with a reauthorization of the federally supported communications network for emergency services, despite mixed support from the public safety community for changes in the measure.
The House Energy and Commerce Committee voted, 51-0, on Wednesday to forward a bill, as amended, that would reauthorize the First Responder Network Authority through fiscal 2037.
The committee also voted, 52-0, to advance a bill that would set requirements for sending wireless emergency alerts via satellite. The measure, called the Mystic Alerts Act, is named for the summer camp in Texas where flooding killed more than two dozen people last summer.
