{"format":1,"id":"118-hr-1353","congress":118,"number":"H.R. 1353","kind":"bill","group":"bills","title":"Advanced, Local Emergency Response Telecommunications Parity Act","title_source":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","official_title":"To direct the Federal Communications Commission to issue rules for the provision of emergency connectivity service, and for other purposes.","titles":[{"type":"Official Title as Introduced","title":"To direct the Federal Communications Commission to issue rules for the provision of emergency connectivity service, and for other purposes."},{"type":"Display Title","title":"Advanced, Local Emergency Response Telecommunications Parity Act"},{"type":"Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text","title":"Advanced, Local Emergency Response Telecommunications Parity Act"},{"type":"Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text","title":"ALERT Parity Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Introduced","title":"ALERT Parity Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Introduced","title":"Advanced, Local Emergency Response Telecommunications Parity Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Reported to House","title":"Advanced, Local Emergency Response Telecommunications Parity Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","title":"Advanced, Local Emergency Response Telecommunications Parity Act"}],"outcome":"passed_house","law_number":null,"introduced":"2023-03-03","chambers":{"house":{"status":"roll_call","date":"2023-04-26","vote":{"id":"118-2023-h197","question":"On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended","title":"ALERT Parity Act","result":"Passed","yea":422,"nay":1,"present":0,"not_voting":11,"source":"https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2023/roll197.xml"}},"senate":{"status":"na","date":null,"vote":null}},"president":{"status":"na","date":null},"vice_president_tie_breaker":null,"latest_action":{"text":"Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.","date":"2023-04-27"},"nominees":null,"amendments":[],"other_votes":[],"crs_summary":{"date":"2023-04-26","stage":"Passed House","blocks":[{"k":"h","t":"Advanced, Local Emergency Response Telecommunications Parity Act or the ALERT Parity Act"},{"k":"p","t":"This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to facilitate the provision of emergency communication services (e.g., 9-1-1 calls and emergency alerts) in unserved areas. An unserved area is one that has no commercial mobile service capable of providing emergency services because of a lack of infrastructure, destruction of infrastructure, a power outage, or other reason."},{"k":"p","t":"The FCC must establish a process for companies to apply for approval to access the electromagnetic spectrum in order to provide emergency services in unserved areas. To obtain approval, a company must demonstrate that it (1) has a technical proposal for providing services, (2) will not use the spectrum to provide additional services, and (3) has the capability to provide the services rapidly. The company must also demonstrate that the services can withstand earthquakes, hurricanes, and other major disasters. The FCC must publish a list of approved providers online."},{"k":"p","t":"Additionally, the bill provides protections for authorized users of the spectrum. For example, a provider with FCC approval to provide emergency services to an area under this bill may only access the spectrum if (1) the entity that is typically authorized to use it expressly consents in writing to the approved provider's use, and (2) the approved provider's use does not interfere with the authorized entity's use. Authorized entities that receive a request for consent must reasonably engage with the provider submitting the request."},{"k":"p","t":"The bill also limits the liability of an approved provider for certain harms resulting from the transmission of (or failure to transmit) emergency alerts or the release of subscriber information when delivering an alert."}],"words":275},"summary":{"main_subject":{"text":"Directs the Federal Communications Commission to issue rules under which approved providers can use electromagnetic spectrum to send emergency alerts and carry emergency information to public safety answering points in areas with no commercial mobile service provider capable of doing so.","cites":[{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/1353/text/eh#H33C6C8DC579A4EE196F81C5999691D7A"}]},"core_areas":["FCC approval process for emergency connectivity service providers","Access to electromagnetic spectrum and interference requirements","Liability limits for alert and 9-1-1 services","Reports to Congress on emergency connectivity service"],"what_it_does":[{"text":"Requires the Commission to issue rules within 18 months of enactment, and to start the rulemaking within 180 days, under which a person may apply for approval to provide emergency connectivity service to an unserved area.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/1353/text/eh#H33C6C8DC579A4EE196F81C5999691D7A"}},{"text":"Requires an applicant to show a technical proposal, no use of the spectrum for other services unless separately authorized, a service that can withstand major natural disasters, and the capability to begin providing service rapidly.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/1353/text/eh#H33C6C8DC579A4EE196F81C5999691D7A"}},{"text":"Makes spectrum another entity is authorized to use available to an approved provider only with that entity's voluntary express written consent, and requires technical requirements to prevent harmful interference.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/1353/text/eh#H33C6C8DC579A4EE196F81C5999691D7A"}},{"text":"Requires the Commission to publish on its website a list of all providers whose approval to provide emergency connectivity service is in effect.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/1353/text/eh#H33C6C8DC579A4EE196F81C5999691D7A"}},{"text":"Applies to emergency connectivity service providers the liability limit in the Warning, Alert, and Response Network Act for transmitting alerts, and amends the Wireless Communications and Public Safety Act of 1999 to add emergency connectivity service and its providers.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/1353/text/eh#H33C6C8DC579A4EE196F81C5999691D7A"}},{"text":"Requires the Commission to report to House and Senate committees one year after issuing the rules, and annually after, on instances of service provided and instances where an entity declined consent.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/1353/text/eh#H33C6C8DC579A4EE196F81C5999691D7A"}}],"unexpected":[],"version":{"type":"Engrossed in House","date":"2023-04-26","rule":"passed","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/1353/text/eh"},"current":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","approved":"2026-10-02","approved_by":"checks"},"sources":{"congress_gov":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/1353","text":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/1353/text"},"card":{"image":"card/item/118-hr-1353.png","v":"82fa76c6577d","alt":"Votes on Record. H.R. 1353, 118th Congress: Advanced, Local Emergency Response Telecommunications Parity Act. House: 422 Yea, 1 Nay. Outcome: Passed House, 26 Apr 2023."}}