Kari's Law Reporting Act

Doris O. Matsui

Democrat · CA · Representative

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• Gus M. Bilirakis (R-FL-12)Original· 2025-09-08
• Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA-44)· 2025-09-17

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

2026-04-22

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Kari's Law Reporting Act This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to publish a report on the enforcement of Kari’s Law, which requires multiline telephone systems to be preconfigured to allow users to dial 9-1-1 directly from any phone without dialing any additional code or prefix. The report must include (1) a summary of the extent to which multiline telephone system manufacturers and vendors have complied with the law, and any obstacles to their compliance; and (2) related recommendations for improvements to FCC policy or further legislation, if necessary.

Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 5201 Engrossed in House (EH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5201 _______________________________________________________________________ AN ACT To direct the Federal Communications Commission to publish a report on implementation of the Kari's Law Act of 2017, 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 ``Kari's Law Reporting Act''. SEC. 2. REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF KARI'S LAW ACT OF 2017. (a) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commission shall publish on the website of the Commission a report regarding the enforcement by the Commission of section 721 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 623), which shall include-- (1) a summary of the extent to which multi-line telephone system manufacturers and vendors have complied with such section; (2) potential difficulties and obstacles in complying with such section; (3) potential ways, if necessary, to improve the policies of the Commission to better enforce such section; and (4) recommendations to Congress, if necessary, on further legislation that could mitigate problems like those that are addressed by such section. (b) Definitions.--In this section: (1) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the Federal Communications Commission. (2) Multi-line telephone system.--The term ``multi-line telephone system'' has the meaning given such term in section 721(f) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 623(f)). Passed the House of Representatives April 21, 2026. Attest: Clerk. 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5201 _______________________________________________________________________ AN ACT To direct the Federal Communications Commission to publish a report on implementation of the Kari's Law Act of 2017, and for other purposes.

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