S. 800 · 106th Congress · enacted
Wireless Communications and Public Safety Act of 1999
Became Public Law No: 106-81.
Latest official action 1999-10-26 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
Wireless Communications and Public Safety Act of 1999 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to direct the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and any agency or entity to which the FCC delegates such authority to designate 911 as the universal emergency telephone number within the United States for reporting an emergency to appropriate authorities and requesting assistance. Applies such designation to both wireline and wireless telephone service. Directs the FCC to provide appropriate transition periods for areas in which 911 is not currently an emergency number. Requires the FCC to encourage and support efforts by States to deploy comprehensive end-to-end emergency communications infrastructure and programs based on coordinated statewide plans. Requires appropriate consultation with regard to such deployment. Provides immunity from liability, to the same extent as provided to local telephone exchange companies, for providers of wireless 911 service. Provides immunity for users of wireless 911 service to the same extent as provided to users of 911 service that is not wireless. Provides immunity for public safety answering points (emergency dispatchers). Authorizes telecommunications carriers to provide call location information concerning a user of a commercial mobile service to: (1) emergency dispatchers and emergency service personnel in order to respond to the user's ca…
Congressional Research Service · 1999-04-14
Who reported lobbying on this bill?
Amount spent specifically on this bill: not disclosed
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Politicians behind the bill
Sponsors and cosponsors from the official source, limited to members currently in office. Campaign amounts are cycle-wide and are not payments for this bill.
15 of 15 source cosponsor records retrieved; only current officials and unwithdrawn sponsorships appear.
PAC donors to the listed sponsors
These are all-cycle contributions to the listed sponsors’ and cosponsors’ campaigns. FEC does not attribute them to this bill. A donation plus sponsorship does not establish why a politician acted.
AMERICAN SHORT LINE AND REGIONAL RAILROAD ASSOCIATION-POLITICAL ACTION CMTE (ASLRRA-PAC)$7,550
Ron Wyden · Cosponsor · $7,550
Official PAC recordMOLINA HEALTHCARE, INC. PAC$7,500
Ron Wyden · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordPACIFIC COAST COUNCIL OF CUSTOMS BROKERS AND FREIGHT FORWARDERS ASSNS INC TRADE EXPANSION$7,000
Ron Wyden · Cosponsor · $7,000
Official PAC recordASSOCIATION OF FUNDRAISING PROFESSIONALS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$6,500
Ron Wyden · Cosponsor · $6,500
Official PAC recordHY-VEE INC EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$6,500
Ron Wyden · Cosponsor · $6,500
Official PAC recordCOLLEGE OF AMERICAN PATHOLOGISTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$6,000
Ron Wyden · Cosponsor · $6,000
Official PAC recordSAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERICA INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$6,000
Ron Wyden · Cosponsor · $6,000
Official PAC recordAMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. PAC (AHIP PAC)$5,000
Ron Wyden · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN NURSES ASSOCIATION PAC$5,000
Ron Wyden · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordASSURED GUARANTY INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ASSURED GUARANTY PAC)$5,000
Ron Wyden · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordBROWN-FORMAN CORPORATION NON-PARTISAN COMMITTEE FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT$5,000
Ron Wyden · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordCARDINAL HEALTH INC. PAC$5,000
Ron Wyden · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordDARLING INGREDIENTS INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (DARPAC)$5,000
Ron Wyden · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordDELOITTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
Ron Wyden · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordDELTA DENTAL PLANS ASSOCIATION PAC$5,000
Ron Wyden · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordELI LILLY AND COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
Ron Wyden · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordFRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE HOLDINGS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
Ron Wyden · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordGARNEY HOLDING CO. PAC$5,000
Ron Wyden · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordGENESEE & WYOMING INC. PAC$5,000
Ron Wyden · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordGRAIL, INC. PAC$5,000
Ron Wyden · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordHOLLAND & KNIGHT COMMITTEE FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT$5,000
Ron Wyden · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordHUMANA INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
Ron Wyden · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordLABORATORY CORPORATION OF AMERICA HOLDINGS POLITICAL PARTICIPATION COMMITTEE$5,000
Ron Wyden · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordMASSACHUSETTS MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
Ron Wyden · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordMCGUIREWOODS FEDERAL PAC$5,000
Ron Wyden · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordRADIOLOGY PARTNERS, INC. PAC$5,000
Ron Wyden · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordSEMPRA ENERGY EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE- FEDERAL$5,000
Ron Wyden · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordTHE AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMMITTEE FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT$5,000
Ron Wyden · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordTHE GRANT THORNTON ADVISORS LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
Ron Wyden · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordTHE HOME DEPOT INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
Ron Wyden · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordNOVOCURE INC. PAC (A.K.A. NOVOCURE PAC)$4,500
Ron Wyden · Cosponsor · $4,500
Official PAC recordPHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH & MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICA BETTER GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE$4,000
Ron Wyden · Cosponsor · $4,000
Official PAC recordASCENSUS, LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ASCENSUS PAC)$3,500
Ron Wyden · Cosponsor · $3,500
Official PAC recordBECTON DICKINSON AND COMPANY PAC$3,500
Ron Wyden · Cosponsor · $3,500
Official PAC recordBOEHRINGER INGELHEIM USA CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BOEHRINGER PAC)$3,500
Ron Wyden · Cosponsor · $3,500
Official PAC recordBRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$3,500
Ron Wyden · Cosponsor · $3,500
Official PAC recordMAXIMUS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MAXPAC)$3,500
Ron Wyden · Cosponsor · $3,500
Official PAC recordPARKER -HANNIFIN CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$3,500
Ron Wyden · Cosponsor · $3,500
Official PAC recordSAMMONS ENTERPRISES INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$3,500
Ron Wyden · Cosponsor · $3,500
Official PAC recordSANTANDER HOLDINGS USA INC. PAC (SANTANDER US PAC)$3,500
Ron Wyden · Cosponsor · $3,500
Official PAC recordThe largest 40 donor totals appear here. Open each politician for their complete, paginated PAC donor list.
What happened after enactment?
Dated agency-reported implementation and uptake measures are shown with their scope. They do not by themselves establish causal success. If no evidence is listed, the outcome is not established.
Measured outcome: not established
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