Enhanced 911 legislation (HR-2898)could come to the House floor a...
Enhanced 911 legislation (HR-2898)could come to the House floor as early as today (Wed.), the National Emergency Number Assn. (NENA) said. The bill isn’t listed on the House Whip Notice, but a House source said discussions were going on…
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late Tues. to determine whether the bill would get on the suspension calendar for Wed. If it were placed on the suspension calendar, it would have to get 2/3 of the House votes and no amendments could be offered. The bill, by Rep. Shimkus (R-Ill.), would allocate $100 million for 5 years toward deployment of E911 services. It also would prevent state legislatures that had raided E911 funds for other purposes from receiving federal help. The Administration has raised some concerns with the spending and has suggested that E911 funding come from other grants that already had been established (CD Oct 2 p1).