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Energy and EmergenciesH.R. 7386Comments

First Responder Network Authority Reauthorization Act of 2026

Official title: To amend the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 to reauthorize the First Responder Network Authority, and for other purposes.

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Where the Bill Stands

  1. Introduced, done
  2. Committee, done
  3. Floor Vote, done
  4. Outcome, current stage

What This Bill Does

This bill extends through FY2037 and modifies the management of the First Responder Network (FirstNet) Authority. (The FirstNet Authority oversees the development and operation of FirstNet, a nationwide, interoperable broadband network for first responders.) The bill also requires certain actions of the entity operating FirstNet.

Currently, the FirstNet Authority is an independent agency within the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA). The bill removes the FirstNet Authority’s independent status and establishes an associate administrator in the NTIA to manage the FirstNet Authority’s operations. The FirstNet Authority’s actions must be subject to NTIA approval, with exceptions established by the NTIA. The FirstNet Authority’s Board must include at least five (currently, three) individuals who have served as public safety professionals.

The entity contracted to develop and operate FirstNet (currently AT&T) must notify the FirstNet Authority within 30 minutes of any network outage and provide users with a network status tool to monitor outages. Every five years, such entity must submit to the NTIA for approval a business continuity and disaster recovery plan to ensure rapid restoration of the network following disaster-caused outages. Annual audits of the FirstNet Authority must include an evaluation of such entity’s performance.

The NTIA must brief Congress annually regarding FirstNet and provide annual reports relating to cybersecurity and network adoption rates.

Within seven years after the bill’s enactment, the Government Accountability Office must report on what action Congress should take regarding the termination of the FirstNet Authority in 2037.

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Timeline

  1. SenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
  2. House floor actionsMr. Allen moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  3. Passed the House
  4. House floor actionsReported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-615.
  5. House committee actionsCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  6. House committee actionsSubcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  7. Library of CongressIntroduced in House
  8. House floor actionsReferred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
  9. House committee actionsReferred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
  10. Introduced
  11. Committee

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