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Emergency Alert Infrastructure
29 statements about Emergency Alert Infrastructure from 19 members since Jan 3, 2025.
Statements about Emergency Alert Infrastructure, last 12 weeks
DemRep● = 1 statement
Statements per week mentioning Emergency Alert Infrastructure, all members, split by party. Democrats stacked first, Republicans after, four to a row. Hover a dot for the member and headline; click a dot to search for that headline. Click a week to set the dates below. Aug 17, 2026 – Nov 6, 2026.
Most active on Emergency Alert Infrastructure · Aug 17 – Nov 6
- 1RAugust PflugerTX-112
- 2RMarsha BlackburnTN2
- 3RRichard HudsonNC-091
- 4DVal T. HoyleOR-041
- 5DJeff MerkleyOR1
- 6RGus M. BilirakisFL-121
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7 statements
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Bipartisan bill to improve emergency communication technology for locating trapped individuals passed Senate committee.
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Merkley, Wyden, Hoyle Announce $1 Million for Lane County Emergency Communications Infrastructure
Announced $1 million in federal funding for Lane County emergency communications infrastructure.
“When an emergency strikes, first responders need to know they can reach each other and coordinate a response”
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Reintroduced bipartisan bill to improve emergency communication technology for first responders.
“First responders in Tennessee need access to reliable technology that will help them locate trapped individuals in confined spaces where radio signals fail”
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Duckworth and Blackburn reintroduced bipartisan bill to improve emergency communication technology for rescue operations.
“When people are in crisis and find themselves trapped in confined spaces, how quickly our first responders are able to conduct search and rescue often depends on these workers’ access to modern, reliable technology to save precious time”
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Fischer Underscores Importance of FirstNet, Urges its Reauthorization
Urged reauthorization of FirstNet public safety broadband network before February 2027 sunset.
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Introduced bill to protect FEMA emergency alert funding and local broadcaster communications.
“As Ranking Member of the Emergency Management and Technology Subcommittee, it is my priority to ensure that the bedrock of our emergency alerting system - local stations - receive promised support from Congress”
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Senate Holds Hearing on Barrasso’s Bipartisan Making Parks Safer Act
Held hearing on bipartisan bill to upgrade National Park Service 911 call centers.
“This bill improves the speed and accuracy of emergency responders in locating and assisting callers in need of emergency assistance. These moments make a difference between visitors being able to receive quick care and continue their trip or facing more serious medical complications.”
Sources: members’ press releases from their official websites (since the 119th Congress began (Jan 3, 2025)) and the Congressional Record (since Aug 2026). Statements are tagged to Emergency Alert Infrastructure by AI reading of the full text. Quotes are shown only when they match the archived source text word for word.