Hearing on Legislative Improvements to Public Safety Communications in the United States

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The Subcommittee on Communications and Technology of the Committee on Energy and Commerce will hold a hearing on Tuesday, December 16, 2025, at 10:15 a.m. (EST) in the John D. Dingell Room, 2123 Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled “Legislative Improvements to Public Safety Communications in the United States.” Legislation H.R. 6505, the Next Generation 9-1-1 Act H.R. 5200, the Emergency Reporting Act H.R. 5201, the Kari's Law Reporting Act H.R. 2076, LuLu's Law H.R. 1094, the Amateur Radio Emergency Preparedness Act H.R. _____, the Mystic Alert Act H.R. 1519, the Public Safety Communications Act Witnesses Captain Jack Varnado, President; 9-1-1 Director APCO International; Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office Ms. Jennifer Manner, Senior Vice President of Regulatory Affairs and International Strategy AST SpaceMobile Mr. Matthew Gerst, Partner Wilkinson Barker Knauer, LLP Ms. Jeannette Sutton, PhD, Associate Professor of the College of Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security and Cybersecurity University at Albany https://democrats-energycommerce.house.gov/committee-activity/hearings