S. 428 - Ip-Enabled Voice Communications and Public Safety Act of 2007
Telecommunication. 110th Congress (2007-2008) View bill details
- Sponsor:
- Bill Nelson
- Summary:
- A bill to amend the Wireless Communications and Public Safety Act of 1999, and for other purposes. (by CRS)
- Status:
- The bill was voted on in the Senate on February 25, 2008
- Amendments:
- 1 proposed amendment. 1 accepted. View amendments
Senate Vote: On Passage
PASSED by voice vote on February 26, 2008.
Other Votes:
Ip-Enabled Voice Communications and Public Safety Act of 2007
S. 428 — 110th Congress (2007–2008)
- Summary
- A bill to amend the Wireless Communications and Public Safety Act of 1999, and for other purposes. (by CRS)
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- Title
- A bill to amend the Wireless Communications and Public Safety Act of 1999, and for other purposes.
- Other Titles
- IP-Enabled Voice Communications and Public Safety Act of 2007
- IP-Enabled Voice Communications and Public Safety Act of 2007
- IP-Enabled Voice Communications and Public Safety Act of 2007
- Sponsor
- Bill Nelson
- Co-Sponsors
- Subjects
- Telecommunication
- Administrative procedure
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Consumer education
- Consumers
- Disabled
- Emergency communication systems
- Emergency management
- Executive departments
- Federal Communications Commission
- Government information
- Government paperwork
- Government publicity
- Independent regulatory commissions
- Internet
- Law
- Legislation
- Planning
- Politics and government
- State and local government
- State politics and government
- Technology
- Telecommunication rates
- Telephone
- Related Bills
- Major Actions
Introduced 1/30/2007 Referred to Committee Amendments (1 proposed) Passed Senate 2/26/2008 - Bill History
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Chamber/Committee Motion Date Result currently selected Senate Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. 2/26/2008 PASSED by voice vote select this vote Senate Amendment SA 4086 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. 2/26/2008 PASSED by voice vote Action Date Description Introduced 1/30/2007 1/30/2007 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. 4/10/2007 Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Hearings held. Put on a legislative calendar 4/25/2007 Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. 8/03/2007 Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Inouye with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 110-142. Put on a legislative calendar 8/03/2007 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 327. 2/26/2008 Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. 2/26/2008 The committee substitute as amended agreed to by Unanimous Consent. currently selected Senate Vote on Passage 2/26/2008 Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. 2/26/2008 Amendment SA 4086 proposed by Senator Nelson FL for Senator Inouye. select this vote Vote 2/26/2008 Amendment SA 4086 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. 2/27/2008 Message on Senate action sent to the House. 2/27/2008 Received in the House. 2/27/2008 Held at the desk. Number Sponsor Date Offered Status select this vote S. Amdt. 4086 Inouye, Daniel [D-HI] February 26, 2008 Passed by voice vote on February 25, 2008. To clarify the FCC's authority to require 9-1-1 service, and for other purposes.
Total contributions given to Senators within 30 days of the vote "Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent." from interest groups that…
supported this bill
| Telecommunications |
| Other Communications Services |
opposed this bill
| Contributor | Interest group | Amount | Date | Senate member | Party | State | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flynn, Daniel | Telecommunications | $500 | 1/28/08 | Thomas Harkin | D | IA | Yes |
| Qwest Communications | Telecommunications | $1,500 | 1/28/08 | Michael Crapo | R | ID | Yes |
| Qwest Communications | Telecommunications | $1,000 | 1/28/08 | Pat Roberts | R | KS | Yes |
| Creekmore, James | Telecommunications | $2,300 | 1/31/08 | Roger Wicker | R | MS | Yes |
| Creekmore, Wade | Telecommunications | $2,300 | 1/31/08 | Roger Wicker | R | MS | Yes |
| Creekmore, Wade | Telecommunications | $2,300 | 1/31/08 | Roger Wicker | R | MS | Yes |
| Qwest Communications | Telecommunications | $-1,000 | 2/5/08 | Charles Hagel | R | NE | Yes |
| Level 3 Communications | Telecommunications | $5,000 | 2/6/08 | Ken Salazar | D | CO | Yes |
| Qwest Communications | Telecommunications | $2,500 | 2/6/08 | John Barrasso | R | WY | Yes |
| Bovay, Harry | Other Communications Services | $500 | 2/11/08 | Kay Hutchison | R | TX | Yes |
| Qwest Communications | Telecommunications | $1,500 | 2/20/08 | John Sununu | R | NH | Yes |
| Qwest Communications | Telecommunications | $1,500 | 2/20/08 | Roger Wicker | R | MS | Yes |
| Qwest Communications | Telecommunications | $1,000 | 2/20/08 | John Kerry | D | MA | Yes |
| Walsh, Dorothy a | Telecommunications | $500 | 2/22/08 | Frank Lautenberg | D | NJ | Yes |
| Qwest Communications | Telecommunications | $2,000 | 2/25/08 | Tim Johnson | D | SD | Yes |
| Qwest Communications | Telecommunications | $1,000 | 2/25/08 | John Sununu | R | NH | Yes |
| Level 3 Communications | Telecommunications | $1,000 | 2/27/08 | Blanche Lincoln | D | AR | Yes |
| Green, James F | Telecommunications | $500 | 2/28/08 | Max Baucus | D | MT | Yes |
| Walsh, Dorothy | Telecommunications | $1,000 | 2/28/08 | Tim Johnson | D | SD | Yes |
| Townsend, Alison | Other Communications Services | $2,300 | 3/1/08 | Mark Pryor | D | AR | Yes |
| Townsend, Alison | Other Communications Services | $200 | 3/1/08 | Mark Pryor | D | AR | Yes |
| Lee, John S | Telecommunications | $800 | 3/2/08 | Ted Stevens | R | AK | Yes |
| Miller, David | Telecommunications | $250 | 3/3/08 | Norm Coleman | R | MN | Yes |
| Shepherd, Jon E | Telecommunications | $200 | 3/4/08 | Ted Stevens | R | AK | Yes |
| Level 3 Communications | Telecommunications | $1,000 | 3/10/08 | Daniel Inouye | D | HI | Yes |
| Qwest Communications | Telecommunications | $1,000 | 3/10/08 | John Cornyn | R | TX | Yes |
| Level 3 Communications | Telecommunications | $1,000 | 3/12/08 | Gordon Smith | R | OR | Yes |
| Shepherd, Jon E | Telecommunications | $-200 | 3/12/08 | Ted Stevens | R | AK | Yes |
| Comptel/Alts | Telecommunications | $2,000 | 3/13/08 | Byron Dorgan | D | ND | Yes |
| Level 3 Communications | Telecommunications | $1,000 | 3/19/08 | Thomas Carper | D | DE | Yes |
| Qwest Communications | Telecommunications | $1,000 | 3/21/08 | Patty Murray | D | WA | Yes |
| Shepherd, Jon E | Telecommunications | $200 | 3/21/08 | Ted Stevens | R | AK | Yes |
| Baer, Richard | Telecommunications | $1,000 | 3/24/08 | Mary Landrieu | D | LA | Yes |
| Townsend, Allison K | Other Communications Services | $800 | 3/24/08 | John Reed | D | RI | Yes |
| Townsend, Allison K | Other Communications Services | $200 | 3/24/08 | John Reed | D | RI | Yes |
| Walsh, Dorothy a | Telecommunications | $500 | 3/24/08 | Bill Nelson | D | FL | Yes |
Includes reported contributions to congressional campaigns of Senators in office on day of vote, from interest groups invested in the vote according to MapLight, January 27, 2008 – March 27, 2008.
Contributions data source: OpenSecrets.org
Contributions data source: OpenSecrets.org
Contributions by Legislator
| Name | Party | State | $ From Interest Groups That Supported | $ From Interest Groups That Opposed | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel K. Akaka | D | HI | $0 | $0 | Yes |
| Andrew Lamar Alexander | R | TN | $0 | $0 | Yes |
| Alan Wayne Allard | R | CO | $0 | $0 | Yes |
| John Barrasso | R | WY | $2,500 | $0 | Yes |
| Max Baucus | D | MT | $500 | $0 | Yes |
| Birch "Evan" Bayh | D | IN | $0 | $0 | Yes |
| Bob Bennett | R | UT | $0 | $0 | Yes |
| Joe Biden | D | DE | $0 | $0 | Yes |
| Jesse "Jeff" Bingaman | D | NM | $0 | $0 | Yes |
| Christopher "Kit" Bond | R | MO | $0 | $0 | Yes |
| Barbara Boxer | D | CA | $0 | $0 | Yes |
| Sherrod Brown | D | OH | $0 | $0 | Yes |
| Sam Brownback | R | KS | $0 | $0 | Yes |
| Jim Bunning | R | KY | $0 | $0 | Yes |
| Richard Burr | R | NC | $0 | $0 | Yes |
| Robert Byrd | D | WV | $0 | $0 | Yes |
| Maria Cantwell | D | WA | $0 | $0 | Yes |
| Ben Cardin | D | MD | $0 | $0 | Yes |
| Tom Carper | D | DE | $1,000 | $0 | Yes |
| Bob Casey | D | PA | $0 | $0 | Yes |
| Clarence Saxby Chambliss | R | GA | $0 | $0 | Yes |
| Hillary Clinton | D | NY | $0 | $0 | Yes |
| Tom Coburn | R | OK | $0 | $0 | Yes |
| William Thad Cochran | R | MS | $0 | $0 | Yes |
| Norm Coleman | R | MN | $250 | $0 | Yes |
| Susan Collins | R | ME | $0 | $0 | Yes |
| Gaylord Kent Conrad | D | ND | $0 | $0 | Yes |
| Bob Corker | R | TN | $0 | $0 | Yes |
| John Cornyn | R | TX | $1,000 | $0 | Yes |
| Larry Craig | R | ID | $0 | $0 | Yes |
| Mike Crapo | R | ID | $1,500 | $0 | Yes |
| Jim DeMint | R | SC | $0 | $0 | Yes |
| Chris Dodd | D | CT | $0 | $0 | Yes |
| Mary Elizabeth Dole | R | NC | $0 | $0 | Yes |
| Pete Domenici | R | NM | $0 | $0 | Yes |
| Byron Dorgan | D | ND | $2,000 | $0 | Yes |
| Dick Durbin | D | IL | $0 | $0 | Yes |
| John Ensign | R | NV | $0 | $0 | Yes |
| Mike Enzi | R | WY | $0 | $0 | Yes |
| Russ Feingold | D | WI | $0 | $0 | Yes |
| Dianne Feinstein | D | CA | $0 | $0 | Yes |
| Lindsey Graham | R | SC | $0 | $0 | Yes |
| Chuck Grassley | R | IA | $0 | $0 | Yes |
| Judd Gregg | R | NH | $0 | $0 | Yes |
| Chuck Hagel | R | NE | $-1,000 | $0 | Yes |
| Tom Harkin | D | IA | $500 | $0 | Yes |
| Orrin Hatch | R | UT | $0 | $0 | Yes |
| Kay Bailey Hutchison | R | TX | $500 | $0 | Yes |
| Jim Inhofe | R | OK | $0 | $0 | Yes |
| Dan Inouye | D | HI | $1,000 | $0 | Yes |
| Johnny Isakson | R | GA | $0 | $0 | Yes |
| Tim Johnson | D | SD | $3,000 | $0 | Yes |
| Ted Kennedy | D | MA | $0 | $0 | Yes |
| John Kerry | D | MA | $1,000 | $0 | Yes |
| Amy Klobuchar | D | MN | $0 | $0 | Yes |
| Herb Kohl | D | WI | $0 | $0 | Yes |
| Jon Kyl | R | AZ | $0 | $0 | Yes |
| Mary Landrieu | D | LA | $1,000 | $0 | Yes |
| Frank Lautenberg | D | NJ | $500 | $0 | Yes |
| Patrick Leahy | D | VT | $0 | $0 | Yes |
| Carl Levin | D | MI | $0 | $0 | Yes |
| Joe Lieberman | I | CT | $0 | $0 | Yes |
| Blanche Lincoln | D | AR | $1,000 | $0 | Yes |
| Dick Lugar | R | IN | $0 | $0 | Yes |
| Mel Martinez | R | FL | $0 | $0 | Yes |
| John McCain | R | AZ | $0 | $0 | Yes |
| Claire McCaskill | D | MO | $0 | $0 | Yes |
| Addison "Mitch" McConnell | R | KY | $0 | $0 | Yes |
| Bob Menéndez | D | NJ | $0 | $0 | Yes |
| Barbara Mikulski | D | MD | $0 | $0 | Yes |
| Lisa Murkowski | R | AK | $0 | $0 | Yes |
| Patty Murray | D | WA | $1,000 | $0 | Yes |
| Earl "Ben" Nelson | D | NE | $0 | $0 | Yes |
| Clarence "Bill" Nelson | D | FL | $500 | $0 | Yes |
| Barack Obama | D | IL | $0 | $0 | Yes |
| Mark Pryor | D | AR | $2,500 | $0 | Yes |
| John "Jack" Reed | D | RI | $1,000 | $0 | Yes |
| Harry Reid | D | NV | $0 | $0 | Yes |
| Charles "Pat" Roberts | R | KS | $1,000 | $0 | Yes |
| John "Jay" Rockefeller | D | WV | $0 | $0 | Yes |
| Ken Salazar | D | CO | $5,000 | $0 | Yes |
| Bernie Sanders | I | VT | $0 | $0 | Yes |
| Chuck Schumer | D | NY | $0 | $0 | Yes |
| Jeff Sessions | R | AL | $0 | $0 | Yes |
| Richard Shelby | R | AL | $0 | $0 | Yes |
| Gordon Smith | R | OR | $1,000 | $0 | Yes |
| Olympia Snowe | R | ME | $0 | $0 | Yes |
| Arlen Specter | D | PA | $0 | $0 | Yes |
| Debbie Stabenow | D | MI | $0 | $0 | Yes |
| Ted Stevens | R | AK | $1,000 | $0 | Yes |
| John Sununu | R | NH | $2,500 | $0 | Yes |
| Jon Tester | D | MT | $0 | $0 | Yes |
| John Thune | R | SD | $0 | $0 | Yes |
| David Vitter | R | LA | $0 | $0 | Yes |
| George Voinovich | R | OH | $0 | $0 | Yes |
| John Warner | R | VA | $0 | $0 | Yes |
| Jim Webb | D | VA | $0 | $0 | Yes |
| Sheldon Whitehouse | D | RI | $0 | $0 | Yes |
| Roger Wicker | R | MS | $8,400 | $0 | Yes |
| Ron Wyden | D | OR | $0 | $0 | Yes |
