H.R. 5201 · 119th Congress · Science, technology, communications
Kari's Law Reporting Act
How the House voted
Yea from the left, nay from the right, each side by party
House · Apr 21, 2026
Roll call ↗405
5
Passed the House.
Passed the House on April 21, 2026.
Latest action: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
- IntroducedSep 8, 2025
- CommitteeMar 26, 2026
- Passed HouseApr 21, 2026
- Passed Senate
- Became law
On the record
- Cosponsors
- 2
- 1 Democrat, 1 Republican
- Committees
- Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and TransportationHouse Committee on Energy and Commerce
- Lobbying
- At least 2
- organizations named it2025 Q3 to 2026 Q3
What it does
The bill directs the Federal Communications Commission to publish a single report, within 180 days of enactment, on how it enforces Kari's Law.
How each member voted
The House roll call, passed the House, April 21, 2026
Yea unless marked
D · House · NC-12
R · House · AL-4
D · House · CA-33
R · House · MO-4
R · House · GA-12
The bill directs the Federal Communications Commission to publish a single report, within 180 days of enactment, on how it enforces Kari's Law. That law, section 721 of the Communications Act of 1934, requires multi-line telephone systems to allow a direct 911 call without dialing a prefix. The report must summarize how far multi-line system manufacturers and vendors have complied, describe difficulties and obstacles to compliance, identify ways to improve the Commission's enforcement if needed, and make recommendations to Congress, if necessary, on further legislation. The report is posted on the Commission's website. The bill imposes no new requirement on manufacturers or vendors and changes no existing rule.
Each stop is a step the bill’s own record states, with the date it happened. A ring is a step not yet taken. A bill becomes law when the President signs it or Congress overrides a veto.
At least 2 organizations named this measure in a lobbying filing. A floor, not a total: they were counted by the client name on 8 quarterly reports filed by 1 lobbying firm and by 1 organization lobbying for itself in 2025 Q3, 2025 Q4, 2026 Q1, 2026 Q2 and 2026 Q3. An organization that lobbied this measure without naming it is not counted here.
The filings record that lobbying was reported on the measure. The form has no per-bill dollar figure and no field for a position, so nothing here says how much was spent or which side an organization took.
The organizations named: Competitive Carriers Association; Peace Officers Research Association of California. Listed as filed. They are every client name on the filings counted here.
From the LD-2 quarterly lobbying filings published at lda.gov by the Senate Office of Public Records. Read for 2025 Q1, 2025 Q2, 2025 Q3, 2025 Q4, 2026 Q1, 2026 Q2 and 2026 Q3. Our copy holds 24 fewer filings for 2025 Q1, 39 fewer filings for 2025 Q2, 42 fewer filings for 2025 Q3, 33 fewer filings for 2025 Q4, 28 fewer filings for 2026 Q1, 48 fewer filings for 2026 Q2 and 218 fewer filings for 2026 Q3 than the Senate's register counts, so those quarters are the filings we could read rather than every one filed. 2026 Q4 is still inside its filing window, so that quarter is only the filings posted so far.
Congress.gov bill status and cosponsor records; the House Clerk and Senate roll calls; lobbying reports filed under the Lobbying Disclosure Act (lda.gov); the plain summary and provisions are read from the bill text, each with its section.