HR 5201
Passed a chamber
Requires the Federal Communications Commission to publish a report, within 180 days of enactment, on how well manufacturers and vendors of multi-line telephone systems comply with the Kari's Law requirements for direct 911 dialing.
Official title: Kari's Law Reporting Act
Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions
House
Introduced
08-SEP-2025
Referred
08-SEP-2025
Reported
26-MAR-2026
On the calendar
26-MAR-2026
Passed
21-APR-2026
Senate
Received
22-APR-2026
- Directs the FCC to publish the report on its website within 180 days after enactment.
- The report must summarize manufacturer and vendor compliance with section 721 of the Communications Act of 1934.
- The report must identify compliance difficulties, ways to improve FCC enforcement, and any recommended further legislation for Congress.
- Uses the existing statutory definition of multi-line telephone system from section 721(f) of the Communications Act.
Covers an older version. The newest CRS summary describes the bill as of "Reported to House" (26-MAR-2026); the text has changed since (Engrossed in House, 21-APR-2026).
CRS is the Library of Congress's nonpartisan research office. Read it on congress.gov- Energy and Commerce Committee (House)
- Communications and Technology Subcommittee
- Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee (Senate)
Science, Technology, Communications
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1 Democrat
1 Republican