She will improve 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline geolocation by directing the FCC to examine transmitting geolocation information with 988 calls and requiring the GAO to study implementation challenges and recommendations.

Erin Houchin · Indiana · Republican

policy impact 0.65 specificity 0.82 extraction confidence 92%

Commitment kind: unknown. Promised action: not established. Promised outcome: not established. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired.

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This bipartisan bill will fine tune location information for 988 calls, ensuring people are connected with local emergency services as quickly as possible when they need them most.

In a July 31, 2026 press release, Houchin committed through her introduced 988 Lifeline Location Improvement Act to improve location information for 988 calls and connect people in crisis with local emergency services more quickly.

Houchin Introduces 988 Lifeline Location Improvement Act | Congresswoman Erin Houchin
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H.R. 9814 was introduced in the House on July 21, 2026 by Mr. Neguse for himself, Mr. Kean, Mrs. Houchin, and Mr. Krishnamoorthi, and referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. The bill would instruct the FCC to initiate a notice of inquiry on transmitting geolocation information with 988 calls and require a GAO study and report on implementation challenges and recommendations.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Houchin took concrete House action as an original cosponsor of a bill matching the commitment, but the official status shown is introduction and committee referral, not enactment or implementation.

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H.R. 9814 (IH) - 988 Lifeline Location Improvement Act of 2026
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The Senate engrossed version of S. 3199, the 988 Lifeline Location Improvement Act of 2026, states that the Act would instruct the FCC to initiate a notice of inquiry and instruct GAO to complete a study and report addressing challenges to transmitting geolocation information with 988 calls. The text records that it passed the Senate May 11, 2026.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The companion bill advanced through the Senate, showing serious congressional progress on the same policy, but this does not establish final House passage, presidential signature, FCC inquiry, or GAO report completion by September 1, 2026.

partial same_term A for effort

S. 3199 (ES) - 988 Lifeline Location Improvement Act of 2026
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As of September 1, 2026, the promised federal outcome has not been delivered: there is no evidence that Congress enacted the 988 Lifeline Location Improvement Act or that the FCC inquiry and GAO study/report were required or completed. Houchin did materially advance a matching House bill as an original cosponsor in the 119th Congress, and the Senate companion passed the Senate, so this qualifies as a serious same-term legislative effort but not fulfillment of the promised outcome.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 90%