H.R. 5200 · 119th Congress

Emergency Reporting Act

Introduced on Sep 8, 2025 by Doris O. Matsui (D-CA-7). 2 cosponsors, 1 of them from another party. Latest action (Apr 21, 2026): Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 375.

Stage
Passed one chamber
Introduced
Sep 8, 2025
Cosponsors
2
1 from the other party
Policy area
Science, Technology, Communications
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

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

Official title

To direct the Federal Communications Commission to issue reports after activation of the Disaster Information Reporting System and to make improvements to network outage reporting, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Congressional oversight
  • Electric power generation and transmission
  • Emergency communications systems
  • Emergency medical services and trauma care
  • Emergency planning and evacuation
  • Government information and archives
  • Government studies and investigations
  • Natural disasters
  • Telephone and wireless communication

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Reported to House, Apr 9, 2026). Public domain.

Emergency Reporting Act

This 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.

Sponsor and cosponsors

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

Doris O. MatsuiD-CA-7Sponsor

Democrats · 1

Republicans · 1

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

  1. On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass
    Apr 20, 2026· House· Passage· Passed 386–7

History

Every action as published, oldest first. Roll calls link to how each member voted.

  1. Sep 8, 2025Introduced in House
  2. Sep 8, 2025Introduced in House
  3. Sep 8, 2025 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
  4. Sep 8, 2025 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
  5. Jan 15, 2026 · HouseSubcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  6. Jan 15, 2026 · HouseForwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
  7. Apr 9, 2026Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-597.
  8. Apr 9, 2026 · HouseReported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-597.
  9. Apr 9, 2026 · HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 517.
  10. Apr 20, 2026 · HouseMr. Allen moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  11. Apr 20, 2026 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2974-2976)
  12. Apr 20, 2026 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5200.
  13. Apr 20, 2026 · HouseAt 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.
  14. Apr 20, 2026 · HouseConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2976-2978)
  15. Apr 20, 2026Passed/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)House · Roll call 126
  16. Apr 20, 2026 · HouseOn 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)House · Roll call 126
  17. Apr 20, 2026 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  18. Apr 21, 2026 · SenateReceived in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 375.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

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. AT&T Services, Inc.4 reports
    $5.9M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AT&T TECHNICAL SERVICES COMPANY, INC$10.2M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 94%
  2. Competitive Carriers Association4 reports
    $630K reported (all issues)
  3. Peace Officers Research Association of California2 reports
    $100K reported (all issues)
  4. CTIA - THE WIRELESS ASSOCIATION1 report
    $5.5M reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2025, 2026.

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 7, 2026 · loaded Oct 7, 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 7, 2026 · loaded Oct 7, 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.