Hearing: Evaluating FirstNet: Performance, Accountability, and Reauthorization

Subcommittee on Communications and Technology (Committee on Energy and Commerce)

Wednesday, February 4, 2026 (10:15 AM)

2123 RHOB
Washington, D.C.

Witnesses

Sheriff Michael Adkinson
Acting Board Chair, First Responder Network Authority, and Sheriff, Walton County, Florida

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  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 02/02/2026 at 05:41 PM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 02/02/2026 at 05:41 PM
  • Witness Bio [PDF] Added 02/02/2026 at 05:41 PM
  • Responses to Questions for the Record [PDF] Added 03/18/2026 at 12:11 PM

Scott Agnew
President of FirstNet and Public Safety Mobility, AT&T

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  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 02/02/2026 at 05:41 PM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 02/02/2026 at 05:41 PM
  • Witness Bio [PDF] Added 02/02/2026 at 05:41 PM

Michael Dame
Associate Administrator, Office of Public Safety Communications,, Associate Administrator, Office of Public Safety Communications,

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  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 02/02/2026 at 05:41 PM
  • Witness Bio [PDF] Added 02/02/2026 at 05:41 PM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 02/02/2026 at 05:41 PM

Text of Legislation

  • H.R.____ First Responder Network Authority Reauthorization Act [PDF]

Support Documents

  • Hearing Notice [PDF]
  • Hearing Memo [PDF] Added 02/02/2026 at 11:01 AM
  • Documents for the Record - 2.4.26 [PDF] Added 02/12/2026 at 10:00 AM

Member Statements

  • Brett Guthrie: Opening Statement [PDF] Added 03/23/2026 at 10:35 AM
  • Opening Statement: Richard Hudson [PDF] Added 03/23/2026 at 10:35 AM
  • Dorus Matsui: Opening Statement [PDF] Added 03/23/2026 at 10:35 AM
  • Jennifer McClellan: Opening Statement [PDF] Added 03/23/2026 at 10:35 AM
  • Frank Pallone, Jr.: Opening Statement [PDF] Added 03/23/2026 at 10:35 AM

Hearing Record

  • Hearing Transcript [PDF] Added 03/23/2026 at 10:35 AM

First Published: January 28, 2026 at 10:33 AM
Last Updated: March 31, 2026 at 11:56 AM