Reliable Emergency Alert Distribution Improvement Act of 2020 or READI Act
This bill modifies how citizens receive emergency alerts through wireless and broadcast emergency alert systems.
Specifically, the bill includes emergency alerts from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) as a type of alert that mobile subscribers may not block from their devices. (Currently, only alerts from the President may not be blocked.)
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) must adopt regulations that encourage states to establish a State Emergency Communications Committee (SECC) and provide that each SECC meets at least annually to review and update its Emergency Alert System (EAS) Plan. The FCC must approve or disapprove the updated plan.
The FCC shall also (1) establish a system to receive from FEMA or state, tribal, or local governments reports of false alerts under the EAS or the Wireless EAS and to record such false alerts and examine their causes; (2) modify the EAS to provide for repeating messages while an alert remains pending; and (3) examine the feasibility of offering EAS alerts through the internet, including through audio and video streaming services.
| Action Date | Type | Text | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-11-18 | Calendars | Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 596. | Senate |
| 2020-11-17 | Floor | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | House floor actions |
| 2020-11-17 | Floor | On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5820-5821) | House floor actions |
| 2020-11-17 | Floor | DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6096. | House floor actions |
| 2020-11-17 | Floor | Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5820-5823) | House floor actions |
| 2020-11-17 | Floor | Mr. Pallone moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. | House floor actions |
| 2020-11-16 | Calendars | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 480. | House floor actions |
| 2020-11-16 | Discharge | Committee on Transportation discharged. | House floor actions |
| 2020-11-16 | Committee | Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 116-582, Part I. | House floor actions |
| 2020-07-15 | Committee | Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote. | House committee actions |
| 2020-07-15 | Committee | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. | House committee actions |
| 2020-03-10 | Committee | Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote . | House committee actions |
| 2020-03-10 | Committee | Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. | House committee actions |
| 2020-03-09 | Committee | Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management. | House committee actions |
| 2020-03-06 | Committee | Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology. | House committee actions |
| 2020-03-05 | IntroReferral | 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. | House floor actions |
| 2020-03-05 | IntroReferral | 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. | House floor actions |
| 2020-03-05 | IntroReferral | Introduced in House | Library of Congress |