Legislative Improvements to Public Safety Communications in the United States

This hearing will focus on the following bills:

• H.R. 6505, Next Generation 9-1-1 Act (Reps. Hudson and Carter (LA))
• H.R. 5200, Emergency Reporting Act (Reps. Matsui and Bilirakis)
• H.R. 5201, Kari’s Law Reporting Act (Reps. Matsui and Bilirakis)
• H.R. 2076, LuLu’s Law (Rep. Palmer)
• H.R. 1094, Amateur Radio Emergency Preparedness Act (Rep. Pfluger)
• H.R. ____, Mystic Alert Act (Rep. Pfluger)
• H.R. 1519, Public Safety Communications Act (Rep. Cammack)

Witnesses:

• Captain Jack Varnado — President of APCO International and 9-1-1 Director of Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office
• Jennifer Manner — Senior Vice President of Regulatory Affairs and International Strategy, AST SpaceMobile
• Matthew Gerst — Partner, Wilkinson Barker Knauer, LLP
• Jeannette Sutton, Ph.D. -- Associate Professor of the College of Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security and Cybersecurity, University at Albany