HOUSE 5200119th CongressReceived in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 375.

Emergency Reporting Act

Last Action: 4/21/2026

Actions

2026-04-21Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 375.
2026-04-20Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2026-04-20On 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)
2026-04-20Passed/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)
2026-04-20Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2976-2978)
2026-04-20At 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.
2026-04-20DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5200.
2026-04-20Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2974-2976)
2026-04-20Mr. Allen moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
2026-04-09Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 517.
2026-04-09Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-597.
2026-04-09Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-597.
2026-01-15Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
2026-01-15Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
2025-09-08Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.

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CRS Summary

As of 2026-04-09 (07)

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.

Cosponsors (2)

Gus Bilirakis (R-FL)
Nanette Barragán (D-CA)

Subjects

Congressional oversight
Electric power generation and transmission
Emergency communications systems
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Emergency planning and evacuation
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Natural disasters
Telephone and wireless communication

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