National Non-Emergency Mobile Number Act

National Non-Emergency Mobile Number Act

This bill amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require the Federal Communications Commission to designate a national dialing short code for users of mobile voice service to reach public safety personnel in critical, but non-emergency, circumstances. The FCC must consult with state departments of transportation, mobile voice service providers, and public safety representatives.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5700 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5700

     To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to direct the Federal 
 Communications Commission to designate a national dialing short code 
 for users of mobile voice service to reach public safety personnel in 
              critical, but non-emergency, circumstances.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 8, 2018

   Mrs. Brooks of Indiana (for herself and Ms. Eshoo) introduced the 
   following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                                Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
     To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to direct the Federal 
 Communications Commission to designate a national dialing short code 
 for users of mobile voice service to reach public safety personnel in 
              critical, but non-emergency, circumstances.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``National Non-Emergency Mobile Number 
Act''.

SEC. 2. NATIONAL MOBILE DIALING SHORT CODE FOR CRITICAL, NON-EMERGENCY 
              CIRCUMSTANCES.

    Section 251(e) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 251(e)) 
is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(4) National mobile dialing short code for critical, non-
        emergency circumstances.--Not later than 180 days after the 
        date of the enactment of this paragraph, the Commission shall 
        designate a national dialing short code for users of mobile 
        voice service to reach public safety personnel in critical, but 
        non-emergency, circumstances. In making such designation, the 
        Commission shall consult with State departments of 
        transportation, nationwide and regional providers of mobile 
        voice service, and representatives of the public safety and 
        emergency services community. The designation made under this 
        paragraph shall take effect on a date determined by the 
        Commission, but not earlier than 2 years after the date of the 
        enactment of this paragraph.''.
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