H.R. 7386 · 119th Congress
First Responder Network Authority Reauthorization Act of 2026
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- House Introduced Feb 5, 2026
- House Passed Apr 20, 2026
First Responder Network Authority Reauthorization Act of 2026
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Feb 5, 2026
First Responder Network Authority Reauthorization Act of 2026
This bill extends through FY2037 and modifies the management of the First Responder Network (FirstNet) Authority. (The FirstNet Authority oversees the development and operation of FirstNet, a nationwide, interoperable broadband network for first responders.) The bill also requires certain actions of the entity operating FirstNet.
Currently, the FirstNet Authority is an independent agency within the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA). The bill removes the FirstNet Authority’s independent status and establishes an associate administrator in the NTIA to manage the FirstNet Authority’s operations. The FirstNet Authority’s actions must be subject to NTIA approval, with exceptions established by the NTIA. The FirstNet Authority’s Board must include at least five (currently, three) individuals who have served as public safety professionals.
The entity contracted to develop and operate FirstNet (currently AT&T) must notify the FirstNet Authority within 30 minutes of any network outage and provide users with a network status tool to monitor outages. Every five years, such entity must submit to the NTIA for approval a business continuity and disaster recovery plan to ensure rapid restoration of the network following disaster-caused outages. Annual audits of the FirstNet Authority must include an evaluation of such entity’s performance.
The NTIA must brief Congress annually regarding FirstNet and provide annual reports relating to cybersecurity and network adoption rates.
Within seven years after the bill’s enactment, the Government Accountability Office must report on what action Congress should take regarding the termination of the FirstNet Authority in 2037.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: First Responder Network Authority Reauthorization Act of 2026
Latest action (Apr 21, 2026): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Policy area: Emergency Management · Origin: House · Introduced: Feb 5, 2026
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
- House Introduced Feb 5, 2026
- House Passed Apr 20, 2026
No recorded floor vote found.