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Subcommittee forwards Public Safety Communications Act to clarify NTIA role over FirstNet and NextGen 9‑1‑1
Energy and Commerce: House Committee · January 16, 2026
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Summary
The subcommittee adopted HR 1519, which would create a dedicated office for public safety communications within NTIA, led by a career official to clarify NTIA’s responsibilities related to FirstNet and NextGen 9‑1‑1; sponsor said the bill does not change FirstNet governance.
The subcommittee advanced HR 1519, the Public Safety Communications Act, which supporters said would establish a single dedicated office within the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) to coordinate federal public-safety communications policy and clarify NTIA’s existing…
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