Telecommunications GAP Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 10285 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                               H. R. 10285

  To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to submit to 
Congress a report on the Mandatory Disaster Response Initiative of the 
       Federal Communications Commission, and for other purposes.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 3, 2026

  Ms. Rivas (for herself and Ms. McClellan) introduced the following 
    bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL

 
  To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to submit to 
Congress a report on the Mandatory Disaster Response Initiative of the 
       Federal Communications Commission, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Telecommunications Gaps in 
Accountability and Performance Act'' or the ``Telecommunications GAP 
Act''.

SEC. 2. REPORT ON MANDATORY DISASTER RESPONSE INITIATIVE.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States 
shall submit to Congress a report on the Mandatory Disaster Response 
Initiative of the Federal Communications Commission that includes the 
following:
            (1) An analysis of the overall effectiveness of the 
        Initiative.
            (2) An analysis of the effectiveness of the Initiative with 
        respect to the wildfires in California during January 2025.
            (3) An identification of any failures in coverage, roaming, 
        or provider coordination under the Initiative.
            (4) Recommendations with respect to the Initiative.
    (b) Mandatory Disaster Response Initiative Defined.--In this 
section, the term ``Mandatory Disaster Response Initiative'' means the 
requirements set forth in section 4.17 of title 47, Code of Federal 
Regulations, that apply to facilities-based mobile wireless providers 
with respect to certain emergency or disaster situations.
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