Rep. Eshoo (D-Cal.) urged the ‘other body’ to act on E911 legisla...
Rep. Eshoo (D-Cal.) urged the “other body” to act on E911 legislation. Eshoo -- co-sponsor of E911 legislation that passed the House last year (HR-2898) and co-chmn. of the Congressional E911 Caucus -- told the House Tues. that cell…
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phones account for more than 25% of calls made to 911. “With so much weighing on these calls, we have to do everything we can to accelerate the deployment of this lifesaving technology,” she said. The Senate Commerce Committee passed S-1250, co-sponsored by Senate Communication Subcommittee Burns (R-Mont.) and Sen. Clinton (D-N.Y.), but sources said the $500 million price tag on the bill -- $400 million more than the House bill -- has stalled the legislation.