H.R. 4974 · 118th Congress

Local 9–8–8 Response Act of 2023

Introduced on Jul 27, 2023 by Tony Cárdenas (D-CA-29). 79 cosponsors, 11 of them from another party. Latest action (Jul 28, 2023): Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.

Stage
Introduced
Introduced
Jul 27, 2023
Cosponsors
79
11 from the other party
Policy area
Science, Technology, Communications
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Progress

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  1. Introduced
  2. 2Reported by committee
  3. 3Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to improve the accessibility of 9-8-8, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Emergency communications systems
  • Emergency medical services and trauma care
  • Mental health
  • Telephone and wireless communication

Summary

The Congressional Research Service has not summarized this measure yet.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Tony CárdenasD-CA-29Sponsor

Democrats · 68

Republicans · 11

Roll calls

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No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

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  1. Jul 27, 2023Introduced in House
  2. Jul 27, 2023Introduced in House
  3. Jul 27, 2023 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
  4. Jul 28, 2023 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.

Committees

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Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. American Psychological Association Services Inc.(FKA American Psychological Assn7 reports
    $2.9M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION$710.8K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 99%
  2. California Medical Association Inc.5 reports
    $317K reported (all issues)
  3. Competitive Carriers Association5 reports
    $800K reported (all issues)
  4. County of Los Angeles, California5 reports
    $200K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: COUNTY OF LOS ANGELESAI match · 99%
  5. NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH5 reports
    $665.6K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH$4.3M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  6. National Alliance on Mental Illness5 reports
    $50K reported (all issues)
  7. VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS, INC.4 reports
    $6.4M reported (all issues)
  8. The Mental Health Association of NY City, Inc., d/b/a Vibrant Emotional Health3 reports
    $120K reported (all issues)
  9. BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION TRADES DEPT., AFL-CIO2 reports
    $500K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION TRADES DEPARTMENT, AFL-CIOAI match · 100%
  10. AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION1 report
    $330.3K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION$645K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%

Reports filed in 2023, 2024.

Sources and method

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 10, 2026 · loaded Oct 10, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 10, 2026 · loaded Oct 10, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.