Expressing the sense of the Congress that all Americans should program their cell phones and other portable electronic devices to show personal emergency contacts under the acronym ICE (In Case of Emergency) to enable emergency personnel to contact family and friends in the event of an emergency.

Action history

1. 2005-09-19Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.
2. 2005-09-08Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
3. 2005-09-07Introduced in House
4. 2005-09-07Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
5. 2005-09-07Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.