Gabbard, Hanabusa File House Version of Readi Act on EAS Issues ID'd in Hawaii False Alert
Reps. Tulsi Gabbard and Colleen Hanabusa, both D-Hawaii, filed a House version of the Reliable Emergency Alert Distribution Improvement (Readi) Act (HR-6427) in a bid to further address emergency alert system issues highlighted by a January false alarm in Hawaii…
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(see 1801160054). HR-6427 and Senate version S-3238 would require the FCC set best practices for delivering emergency alerts in a bid to streamline the alerting process. It would update the process for creating and approving state plans and examine the feasibility of expanding EAS to also distribute warnings to online streaming services (see 1804050055). Senate Communications Subcommittee ranking member Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, and Senate Commerce Committee Chairman John Thune, R-S.D., filed S-3238 earlier this month (see 1807180053). HR-6427 “will fortify and improve the federal Emergency Alert System and expand the reach of emergency alerts on phones, [TV], radio, and online,” Hanabusa said Thursday. “It will create effective policies and procedures for issuing alerts and the ability to immediately retract misinformation. We must help restore the public’s trust in government and ensure that we have an effective alert system in place.”