REACT Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 5154 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5154 To require the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to carry out a program to provide technical and financial assistance to State, local, and Tribal authorities to conduct testing of emergency alert and warning systems, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 4, 2025 Mr. Mullin (for himself, Ms. Pelosi, and Mr. Weber of Texas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To require the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to carry out a program to provide technical and financial assistance to State, local, and Tribal authorities to conduct testing of emergency alert and warning systems, 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 ``Resilient Emergency Alert Communications and Training Act'' or the ``REACT Act''. SEC. 2. SUPPORT FOR EMERGENCY ALERTING SYSTEMS. (a) In General.--The Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency shall carry out a program to provide technical and financial assistance to State, local, and Tribal authorities to conduct periodic field training, end-to-end testing, and community-based exercises of emergency alert and warning systems, which shall be in addition to support provided under any existing program. (b) Requirements.--The technical and financial assistance provided under subsection (a) shall include-- (1) funding and training for community-based exercises, including organized live testing at the local level; (2) assistance with establishing a clear d