{"bill":{"id":"119-hr-7386","congress":119,"type":"HR","number":7386,"title":"First Responder Network Authority Reauthorization Act of 2026","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2026-02-05","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"D000628","fullName":"Rep. Dunn, Neal P. [R-FL-2]","party":"R","state":"FL","district":2}],"cosponsorsCount":1,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2026-04-15","text":"Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 533."},"policyArea":"Emergency Management","subjects":["Advisory bodies","Computer security and identity theft","Computers and information technology","Congressional oversight","Emergency communications systems","Emergency planning and evacuation","First responders and emergency personnel","Government information and archives","Government studies and investigations","Performance measurement","Public contracts and procurement","Telephone and wireless communication"],"actions":[{"date":"2026-04-20","text":"Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-04-20","text":"On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-04-20","text":"Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.","type":"Floor","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-04-20","text":"DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 7386.","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-04-20","text":"Considered under suspension of the rules.","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-04-20","text":"Mr. Allen moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-04-15","text":"Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 533.","type":"Calendars","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-04-15","text":"Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-615.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-04-15","text":"Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-615.","type":"Committee","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-03-25","text":"Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 51 - 0.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-03-25","text":"Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-02-10","text":"Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-02-10","text":"Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-02-05","text":"Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-02-05","text":"Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-02-05","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-02-05","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":"<p><strong>First Responder Network Authority Reauthorization Act of 2026</strong></p><p>This bill extends through FY2037 and modifies the management of the First Responder Network (FirstNet) Authority. (The FirstNet Authority oversees the development and operation of FirstNet, a nationwide, interoperable broadband network for first responders.) The bill also requires certain actions of the entity operating FirstNet.&nbsp;</p><p>Currently, the FirstNet Authority is an independent agency within the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA). The bill removes&nbsp;the FirstNet Authority’s independent status and establishes an associate administrator in the NTIA to manage the FirstNet Authority’s&nbsp;operations. The FirstNet Authority’s actions must be subject to NTIA approval, with exceptions established by the NTIA. The FirstNet Authority’s Board must&nbsp;include at least five (currently, three) individuals who have served as public safety professionals.</p><p>The entity contracted to develop and operate FirstNet (currently AT&amp;T) must notify the FirstNet Authority within 30 minutes of any network outage and provide users with a network status tool to monitor outages. Every five years, such entity must submit to the NTIA for approval a business continuity and disaster recovery plan to ensure rapid restoration of the network following disaster-caused outages. Annual audits of the FirstNet Authority must include an evaluation of such entity’s performance.</p><p>The&nbsp;NTIA must brief Congress annually regarding FirstNet and provide annual reports relating to cybersecurity and network adoption rates.&nbsp;</p><p>Within seven years after the bill’s enactment, the Government Accountability Office must report on what action Congress should take regarding the termination of&nbsp;the FirstNet Authority in 2037.</p>","updateDate":"2026-04-16T21:08:55Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":491,"ts":"2026-04-21T08:26:11.787Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"/api/public/query-gov?q=First%20Responder%20Network%20Authority%20Reauthorization%20Act%20of%20202"}]}}