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119THCONGRESS
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STSESSION H. R. 1076
To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study
on the effectiveness of emergency alerting systems, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY6, 2025
Mr. L
ANGWORTHY (for himself, Ms. DAVIDSof Kansas, Mr. MEUSER, Mr.
M
OYLAN, Mr. ROGERSof Alabama, Mr. WEBERof Texas, Mr. CARTER
of Louisiana, Ms. N
ORTON, Ms. TLAIB, Mr. MOSKOWITZ, Mrs. DINGELL,
Mr. L
AWLER, Mr. NEGUSE, Mr. HARDERof California, Mr. MULLIN, Ms.
K
ING-HINDS, Mrs. LUNA, Mr. THOMPSONof Mississippi, Mr. PAPPAS,
Ms. B
ARRAGA´N, and Mr. CARBAJAL) introduced the following bill; which
was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL
To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to
conduct a study on the effectiveness of emergency alert-
ing systems, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-1
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Weather Alert Re-4
sponse and Notification Act’’ or the ‘‘WARN Act’’. 5
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SEC. 2. EFFECTIVENESS OF LOCAL, STATE, TERRITORY, 1
AND FEDERAL ALERTING SYSTEMS. 2
(a) I
NGENERAL.—The Comptroller General of the 3
United States shall conduct a study on the effectiveness 4
of local, State, territory, and Federal emergency alerting 5
systems in disseminating timely and relevant information 6
during weather-related emergencies to help communities 7
develop better policies and procedures for emergency re-8
sponse and enhance public safety in the event of a weath-9
er-related emergency. 10
(b) C
ONTENTS.—In conducting the study under sub-11
section (a), the Comptroller General shall— 12
(1) evaluate the efficacy of various alert medi-13
ums, including platforms such as social media, to 14
disseminate emergency alerts, including travel bans 15
and mass power outages, during extreme weather 16
events; 17
(2) assess the extent that guidance and training 18
exists for developing alert content, such as ensuring 19
alerts are clear, relevant, and provide the public with 20
actionable information; and 21
(3) determine whether improvements could be 22
made to public alerting, including outdoor siren sys-23
tems, based on input from a selected sample of 24
emergency managers, local officials, and community 25
groups. 26
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(c) REPORT.—Not later than 18 months after the 1
date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 2
shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and In-3
frastructure and the Committee on Homeland Security of 4
the House of Representatives and the Committee on 5
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Sen-6
ate a report on the study conducted under subsection (a). 7
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