Bi-Partisan Amendment Promotes Next Generation 9-1-1

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PSAPs around the country received encouraging news on December 1, as a bipartisan group of Representatives in the House passed an amendment aimed at improving the capabilities of the nation's 9-1-1 centers.

Previously introduced as H.R. 2629, the Next Generation 9-1-1 Advancement Act, the amendment, introduced jointly by Representatives John Shimkus (R-IL) and Anna Eshoo (D-CA), reauthorizes the National 9-1-1 Office at the Department of Transportation and authorizes grants totaling $250,000,000 over five years to upgrade 9-1-1 capabilities, bringing text messaging and other advanced features to the nation's 9-1-1 centers. 

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