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H.R. 5200 · Science, Technology, Communications
Emergency Reporting Act
Introduced Sep 8, 2025 · Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 375.
What does this mean?

The Federal Communications Commission — the government agency that oversees phone, internet, and other communications services — would be required to dig into how often 911 and other emergency communication systems fail, including outages that currently don't have to be reported to anyone. It would also have to study whether adding visual information, like maps or charts, to outage alerts from phone and internet companies would actually help. Additionally, whenever a major disaster (like a hurricane) triggers a special system that tracks widespread communication breakdowns, the FCC would have to hold a public hearing about it and publish a report explaining how many outages happened, how long they lasted, and what could be done to prevent similar problems in the future. All of this information would be posted publicly on the FCC's website, so ordinary people, journalists, and local officials could see it.

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Bill Lifecycle
Real action history from Congress.gov — where this bill is in the process, and every recorded step along the way.
Introduced in House
Sep 8, 2025
Referred to Committee
Sep 8, 2025
Passed House
Apr 20, 2026
Received in Senate
Apr 21, 2026
Full action history (16)
Sep 8, 2025Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Sep 8, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Sep 8, 2025Introduced in House
Jan 15, 2026Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
Jan 15, 2026Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Apr 9, 2026Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 517.
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