H.R. 5200 House Science, Technology, Communications
Emergency Reporting Act
STAGE 4 OF 8 — HOUSE FLOOR
Currently in the House. Last action: received in the senate. read twice. placed on senate legislative calendar under general orders. calendar no. 375 on Apr 21, 2026.
- House Introduced in House Sep 8, 2025
- House Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Sep 8, 2025
- House Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology. Sep 8, 2025
- House Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held Jan 15, 2026
- House Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote. Jan 15, 2026
- House Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-597. Apr 9, 2026
- House Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 517. Apr 9, 2026
- House 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) Apr 20, 2026
- House Mr. Allen moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. Apr 20, 2026
- House Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2974-2976) Apr 20, 2026
- House DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5200. Apr 20, 2026
- House 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. Apr 20, 2026
- House Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2976-2978) Apr 20, 2026
- House 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). Apr 20, 2026
- 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) Apr 20, 2026
- House Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Apr 20, 2026
- HouseOn Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass Apr 20, 2026
- Senate Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 375. Apr 21, 2026
Cosponsors
2
Subjects
Congressional oversightElectric power generation and transmissionEmergency communications systemsEmergency medical services and trauma careEmergency planning and evacuationGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsNatural disastersTelephone and wireless communication
Committees
- Energy and Commerce Committee
- Reported By , Apr 9, 2026
- Referred To , Sep 8, 2025
Summary
Emergency Reporting ActThis 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.
Summary as of: Reported to House
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