Chairman Hudson Leads C&T Subcommittee Markup of Six Bills to Improve Public Safety Communications

WASHINGTON, D.C. -On Thursday, Congressman Richard Hudson (NC-09), Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, led a subcommittee markup on six bills to strengthen public safety communications, improve emergency alerts, and modernize how Americans reach help in a crisis.

"Upgrading our nation's call centers to NG911 technology is crucial for public safety," said Rep. Hudson. "This internet protocol-based system will open the door to advanced tools for both the public and our first responders."

The markup featured Congressman Hudson's Next Generation 9-1-1 Act, which helps communities upgrade and coordinate modern 9-1-1 technology systems nationwide.

Bills under consideration included:

• H.R. 6505, Next Generation 9-1-1 Act (Reps. Hudson and Carter-LA)- Supports further deployment and coordination of Next Generation 9-1-1.
• H.R. 5200, Emergency Reporting Act (Reps. Matsui and Bilirakis) - Requires FCC reporting after activation of the Disaster Information Reporting System and improves network outage reporting.
• H.R. 5201, Kari's Law Reporting Act (Reps. Matsui and Bilirakis) - Directs the FCC to publish a report on implementation of Kari's Law.
• H.R. 7022, Mystic Alerts Act (Reps. Pfluger and Fletcher) - Directs the FCC to initiate a rulemaking to establish standards and protocols to facilitate satellite alerting capabilities for providers that transmit emergency alerts.
• H.R. 1519, Public Safety Communications Act (Rep. Cammack)- Provides statutory authority for NTIA's Office of Public Safety Communications to support public safety communications efforts.
• H.R. 2076, LuLu's Law (Rep. Palmer)- Directs the FCC to issue an order explicitly permitting wireless emergency alerts to mobile phones in the event of a shark attack.

A link to the markup items is available at: Subcommittee Markup of Six Bills | Committee Repository | U.S. House of Representatives

Markup Details:

WHAT:Subcommittee on Communications and Technology Markup - Consideration of Six Bills

DATE:Thursday, January 15, 2026

TIME: 9:00 AM ET

LOCATION:2123 Rayburn House Office Building