HR6201Referred to Committee
To require the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to administer the Next Generation Warning System grant program and disburse obligated funds under such program, and for other purposes.
Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber4
Passed Both5
Signed into Law119th
Congress
2025-11-20
Introduced
7
Cosponsors
HR
ⓘType
Sponsor
Timothy M. Kennedy
Democrat · NY · Representative
Votes with party: 97.6% (553 recorded votes)
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Cosponsors (7)
Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.
Latest Action
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Committee Activity
Currently in
- House Committee on Homeland SecurityReferred To · 2025-11-20
- House Committee on Transportation and InfrastructureReferred To · 2025-11-20
Previously
- Transportation and Infrastructure CommitteeReferred To · 2025-11-20
- Homeland Security CommitteeReferred To · 2025-11-20
Plain-English Summary
The federal government would be required to properly manage and distribute grant money for a Next Generation Warning System program through FEMA, which helps communities develop better emergency alert systems to warn people about disasters and other threats. This ensures that funds already promised for these warning systems actually get distributed to states and local governments that need them. The bill affects emergency management agencies, local governments, and communities that rely on timely disaster warnings.
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Subjects
Emergency Management
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