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A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week.

Supporting the goals and ideals of National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week.

Introduced Apr 9, 2025

Latest action (Apr 9, 2025) Referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text: CR S2528)

Referred to
Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
Policy area
Science, Technology, Communications
Issues
Technology & Privacy

Summary

This Senate resolution expresses support for the goals and ideals of National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week. The resolution recognizes public safety telecommunications professionals—such as 911 dispatchers—for their critical role in emergency response, including handling reports of missing and exploited children, negotiating with suicidal or hostage-taking individuals, and coaching callers through first aid and other emergency procedures. The resolution acknowledges the emotional and physical toll of this work, including long hours and the around-the-clock nature of the job. The resolution directs the Senate to honor and recognize the lifesaving contributions of these professionals and encourages the American public to remember the value of their work. This is a symbolic resolution expressing recognition and support and does not create binding law or mandate any action.

AI-generated plain-language summary of the bill text — neutral, and may be imperfect. See the full text below for the exact wording.

Sponsor (1)
1 cosponsor

Actions (2)
  1. Apr 9, 2025 Referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text: CR S2528) · senate
  2. Apr 9, 2025 Introduced in Senate

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Full text

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

April 9, 2025

Ms. Klobuchar (for herself and Mr. Budd) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

RESOLUTION

Supporting the goals and ideals of National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week.

Whereas public safety telecommunications professionals play a critical role in emergency response; Whereas the work that public safety telecommunications professionals perform goes far beyond simply relaying information between the public and first responders; Whereas, when responding to reports of missing, abducted, and sexually exploited children, the information obtained and actions taken by public safety telecommunications professionals form the foundation for an effective response; Whereas, when a hostage taker or suicidal individual calls 911, the first contact that individual has is with a public safety telecommunications professional, whose negotiation skills can prevent the situation from worsening; Whereas, during crises, public safety telecommunications professionals, while collecting vital information to provide situational awareness for responding officers—

(1) coach callers through first aid techniques; and

(2) give advice to those callers to prevent further harm;

Whereas the work done by individuals who serve as public safety telecommunications professionals has an extreme emotional and physical toll on those individuals, which is compounded by long hours and the around-the-clock nature of the job; Whereas public safety telecommunications professionals should be recognized by all levels of government for the lifesaving and protective nature of their work; Whereas major emergencies highlight the dedication of public safety telecommunications professionals and their important work in protecting the public and police, fire, and emergency medical officials; and Whereas public safety telecommunications professionals are often called as witnesses to provide important testimony in criminal trials: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the Senate—

(1) supports the goals and ideals of National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week;

(2) honors and recognizes the important and lifesaving contributions of public safety telecommunications professionals in the United States; and

(3) encourages the people of the United States to remember the value of the work performed by public safety telecommunications professionals. <all>

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