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Bills/119th Congress · House

H.R. 6463

Introduced

Emergency Alert Grant Fairness Act

Sponsor
DApril McClain Delaney· Maryland
Introduced
December 4, 2025
Policy area
Emergency Management
Latest action
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.February 2, 2026
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6463 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 6463

To direct the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency 
to open applications for the Next Generation Warning System grants of 
the Federal Emergency Management Agency for not less than 30 days each 
year, and for other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

December 4, 2025

Mrs. McClain Delaney (for herself, Mr. Kennedy of New York, Mr. 
Stanton, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. Hernandez, Mr. Mullin, Mr. 
Huffman, Ms. Scanlon, Ms. Titus, Mr. Bell, Mr. Carson, Mr. Carter of 
Louisiana, and Mr. Fields) introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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A BILL

To direct the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency 
to open applications for the Next Generation Warning System grants of 
the Federal Emergency Management Agency for not less than 30 days each 
year, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Emergency Alert Grant Fairness 
Act''.

SEC. 2. NEXT GENERATION WARNING SYSTEM.

(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency shall open 
applications for the Next Generation Warning System grants of the 
Federal Emergency Management Agency for not less than 30 days each 
year.
(b) Eligible Entities.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
public broadcasting entities (as such term is defined in section 397 of 
the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 397)) shall be eligible for 
the Next Generation Warning System grants described in subsection (a).
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