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Revision as of 10:58, 11 June 2018
The Congressional NextGen 9-1-1 Caucus, a United States Congress caucus, works to improve the 9-1-1 phone system and emergency response systems.[1] The caucus is headed by Congressman John Shimkus (R-IL) and Congresswoman Anna Eshoo (D-CA).[2]
History
The caucus was formed on February 25, 2003 by Senator Conrad Burns (R-MT), Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY), Congressman Shimkus and Congresswoman Eshoo.[3] The original name of the caucus was the "Congressional E9-1-1 Caucus". It was formed to "educate lawmakers, constituents and communities about the importance of citizen-activated emergency response systems".[4]
On February 16, 2011, the caucus was registered as an official organization for the 112th Congress.[4] The name was changed to the NextGen 9-1-1 Caucus.[1]
Members
The E9-1-1 Institute lists the following caucus members for the 112th Congress:[4]
House members
- Robert Aderholt (R-AL)
- Gus Bilirakis (R-FL)
- Mike Bishop (R-MI)
- Marsha Blackburn (R-TN)
- Madeleine Bordallo (D-GU)
- Susan Brooks (R-IN)
- Anthony G. Brown (D-MD)
- Vern Buchanan (R-FL)
- Michael C. Burgess (R-TX)
- Cheri Bustos (D-IL)
- Mike Coffman (R-CO)
- John Conyers (D-MI)
- Jim Cooper (D-TN)
- Joe Courtney (D-CT)
- Kevin Cramer (R-ND)
- Peter DeFazio (D-OR)
- John Delaney (D-MD)
- Rosa DeLauro (D-CT)
- Lloyd Doggett (D-TX)
- Dan Donovan (R-NY)
- John J. Duncan Jr. (R-TN)
- Eliot Engel (D-NY)
- Anna Eshoo (D-CA)
- Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI)
- Louie Gohmert (R-TX)
- Kay Granger (R-TX)
- Gene Green (D-TX)
- Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ)
- Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA)
- Brett Guthrie (R-KY)
- Alcee Hastings (D-FL)
- Jim Himes (D-CT)
- Darrell Issa (R-CA)
- Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-IL)
- Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX)
- Timothy V. Johnson (R-IL)
- Walter B. Jones Jr. (R-NC)
- Ron Kind (D-WI)
- Adam Kinzinger (R-IL)
- Rick Larsen (D-WA)
- John B. Larson (D-CT)
- Steven LaTourette (R-OH)
- Zoe Lofgren (D-CA)
- Don Manzullo (R-IL)
- Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY)
- James McGovern (D-MA)
- Patrick McHenry (R-NC)
- Mike McIntyre (D-NC)
- Brad Miller (D-NC)
- George Miller (D-CA)
- Jeff Miller (R-FL)
- Sue Myrick (R-NC)
- Ed Perlmutter (D-CO)
- David Price (D-NC)
- Nick Rahall (D-WV)
- Mike Rogers (R-AL)
- Dutch Ruppersberger (D-MD)
- Loretta Sanchez (D-CA)
- Bobby Schilling (R-IL)
- John Shimkus (R-IL)
- Aaron Schock (R-IL)
- Heath Shuler (D-NC)
- Louise Slaughter (D-NY)
- Lee Terry (R-NE)
- Mike Thompson (D-CA)
- Pat Tiberi (R-OH)
- Henry Waxman (D-CA)
- Joe Wilson (R-SC)
Senate members
- Daniel Akaka (D-HI)
- Barbara Boxer (D-CA)
- Kent Conrad (D-ND)
- Richard Durbin (D-IL)
- Dianne Feinstein (D-CA)
- Kay Hagan (D-NC)
- John Hoeven (R-ND)
- Daniel Inouye (D-HI)
- Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ)
- Patty Murray (D-WA)
- Olympia Snowe (R-ME)
Activity
In 2012, Co-Chairs Shimkus and Eshoo announced that a caucus-supported bill, the Next Generation 9-1-1 Advancement Act (HR 2629), was included in the payroll tax holiday legislation that was passed by Congress. The bill, as passed in the larger tax bill, provided matching grants to organizations to support 9-1-1- call centers being able to receive voice, text, image, and video data.[5]
In February 2014, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) supported a proposal that would create standards requiring wireless providers to give information about a caller's location to public safety personnel. The caucus, through Co-Chair Shimkus, supported the proposal.[2]
NG9-1-1- Institute
The NG9-1-1 Institute is a non-profit organization located at 317 Massachusetts Avenue, Washington, DC, whose mission it is to provide support (administrative and policy-related) to the caucus.[6][7] Every year, the institute gives awards to people and groups for contributions to improving 9-1-1 services.[8][9]
References
- ^ a b "Congressional NextGen 9-1-1 Caucus" (2014). NENA - National Emergency Number Association (Alexandria, Virginia). Retrieved February 25, 2014.
- ^ a b Ripon Advance Reports (2014-02-24). "FCC backs wireless call location requirements for 9-1-1 calls" Archived 2014-03-13 at the Wayback Machine. Ripon Advance (Washington, DC). Retrieved 2014-02-25.
- ^ "About the Congressional NextGen 9-1-1 Caucus" Archived 2014-03-01 at the Wayback Machine (2013). Next Generation 9-1-1 Institute (Washington, D.C.). Retrieved February 25, 2014.
- ^ a b c "E9-1-1 Institute" (2003). E9-1-1 Institute (Washington, DC). Retrieved 2014-02-25.
- ^ (2012-02-17). "Congressional NextGen 9-1-1 Caucus Celebrates" (Press release). Office of Congressman John Shimkus (Washington, DC). Retrieved 2014-02-25.
- ^ "NG9-1-1 Institute - Advancing 9-1-1 Services Nationwide". NG9-1-1 Institute. Retrieved 2014-02-25.
- ^ "NG9-1-1 Institute". NG9-1-1 Institute Facebook page. Retrieved 2014-02-25.
- ^ Nordby, Charlotte (2013-01-04). "Next Gen 9-1-1 Institute Accepting Nominations" (Press release). NG9-1-1 Institute. Retrieved 2014-02-25.
- ^ (2011-03-30) "9-1-1 Industry Alliance Past Chairman and Co-Founder and President of Intrado Honored as 9-1-1 Industry Leader". Industry Council for Emergency Response Technologies (Washington, DC). Retrieved 2014-02-25.