HR 5200 119th Congress

Emergency Reporting Act

Latest Action

Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 375.

Summary

Emergency Reporting Act This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to investigate and report on emergency communications outages (e.g., 9-1-1 outages). Specifically, the FCC must publish a general report on (1) the volume and nature of 9-1-1 outages that are not required to be reported under current outage notification rules, (2) the value and practicality of including visual information in outage notifications from communications providers, and (3) recommended changes to FCC rules to address these issues. Separately, the FCC must hold annual public hearings on events for which the Disaster Information Reporting System (DIRS) was activated for at least a week. (DIRS is a reporting system that is activated during severe weather and other events impacting communications service. It enables communications providers to report outages and other degradations to service.) After each such hearing, the FCC must issue a report that includes information about the number, duration, and nature of all associated outages, along with recommendations for improving the resiliency of affected communications services or networks. Such reports must generally be made public on the FCC website.

Vote Result

Passed House

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 386 - 7 (Roll no. 126). (text: CR H2974-2975)

Actions

2026-04-21T00:00:00

Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 375.

2026-04-20T00:00:00

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

2026-04-20T00:00:00

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 386 - 7 (Roll no. 126). (text: CR H2974-2975)

2026-04-20T00:00:00

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 386 - 7 (Roll no. 126). (text: CR H2974-2975)

2026-04-20T00:00:00

Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2976-2978)

2026-04-20T00:00:00

At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.

2026-04-20T00:00:00

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5200.

2026-04-20T00:00:00

Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2974-2976)

2026-04-20T00:00:00

Mr. Allen moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.

2026-04-09T00:00:00

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 517.

2026-04-09T00:00:00

Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-597.

2026-04-09T00:00:00

Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-597.

2026-01-15T00:00:00

Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.

2026-01-15T00:00:00

Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

2025-09-08T00:00:00

Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.

2025-09-08T00:00:00

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

2025-09-08T00:00:00

Introduced in House

2025-09-08T00:00:00

Introduced in House

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Science, Technology, Communications

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