Ensure Americans can rely on strong, effective, modern 9-1-1 systems when disaster strikes.

These bills would ensure that Americans can count on strong, effective, and modern 9-1-1 systems when disaster strikes

Describes the intended effect of the emergency communications bills.

Press Releases | Congresswoman Doris Matsui
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The Emergency Reporting Act would strengthen 9-1-1 networks by requiring the FCC to issue reports following major natural disasters on the extent to which people were unable to reach 9-1-1, and to develop recommendations to improve outage reporting, resiliency, and coordination with state and local officials. The bill also directs the FCC to review unreported outages and develop recommendations for mobile carriers to better notify 9-1-1 centers of disruptions.

Matsui backs legislation to strengthen emergency communications by improving 9-1-1 outage reporting, resiliency, and coordination during disasters.

HOUSE PASSES MATSUI’S BILLS TO STRENGTHEN EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS | Congresswoman Doris Matsui
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House passage of Matsui’s Emergency Reporting Act and Kari’s Law Reporting Act; the release says these bills would ensure Americans can count on strong, effective, and modern 9-1-1 systems when disaster strikes. It also says the Emergency Reporting Act would require FCC reports after major disasters and improve outage reporting, while Kari’s Law Reporting Act would require FCC reporting on MLTS compliance.

Best recent concrete sign of progress toward the claim, but it is still only House passage and not final enactment.

partial same_term A for effort

HOUSE PASSES MATSUI’S BILLS TO STRENGTHEN EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS | Congresswoman Doris Matsui
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Congress.gov shows H.R. 5200 was forwarded by the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee to the full committee by voice vote on 2026-01-15. The bill title states it would direct FCC reports after activation of the Disaster Information Reporting System and improve network outage reporting.

Concrete committee action supporting the same 9-1-1/emergency communications goal, but the bill remained in introduced status and did not reach enactment.

partial same_term A for effort

H.R.5200 - Emergency Reporting Act | Congress.gov
secondary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 93%

Congress.gov lists H.R. 5201 as forwarded by subcommittee on 2026-01-15. The bill would direct the FCC to publish a report on implementation of Kari's Law, aimed at ensuring direct access to 9-1-1 through multi-line phone systems.

Additional committee-stage evidence showing active legislative work on 9-1-1 reliability, but no final passage or enactment is shown.

partial same_term A for effort

H.R.5201 - 119th Congress (2025-2026): Kari's Law Reporting Act | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
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Congress.gov shows H.R. 5200 is still at the introduced stage. The bill was introduced and referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on 2025-09-08, and the page lists no House passage, Senate action, or enactment.

Official status page shows the bill remains unresolved and has not been delivered into law.

unresolved same_term A for effort

H.R.5200 - Emergency Reporting Act | Congress.gov
secondary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 98%

Congress.gov lists H.R. 5201's latest action as a 2026-01-15 subcommittee voice vote forwarding it to full committee, but the bill still has the status Introduced and has not advanced to House passage, Senate action, or enactment.

Official record shows concrete legislative effort, but the promise remains unmet and unresolved.

unresolved same_term A for effort

H.R.5201 - 119th Congress (2025-2026): Kari's Law Reporting Act | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
secondary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 97%

Congress.gov lists Rep. Doris O. Matsui as sponsor of H.R.5200 and shows the latest action as 2026-01-15, when the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology forwarded the bill to the full committee by voice vote. The tracker still lists the bill status as Introduced, not Passed House, Passed Senate, To President, or Became Law.

Official current bill status shows concrete committee progress but no enactment or completed delivery, with no later action shown during the lookback window.

unresolved same_term A for effort

H.R.5200 - Emergency Reporting Act | Congress.gov
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 98%

Congress.gov lists Rep. Doris O. Matsui as sponsor of H.R.5201 and shows the latest action as 2026-01-15, when the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology forwarded the bill to the full committee by voice vote. The page still says the bill has the status Introduced and lists later steps as Passed House, Passed Senate, To President, and Became Law.

Official current status supports continued legislative effort on 9-1-1 reliability but shows the measure remains short of passage or enactment.

unresolved same_term A for effort

All Information (Except Text) for H.R.5201 - Kari's Law Reporting Act | Congress.gov
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 98%

Matsui's office said the House voted to pass her Emergency Reporting Act and Kari's Law Reporting Act and described both bills as intended to help Americans rely on strong, effective, modern 9-1-1 systems when disaster strikes. The release says the Emergency Reporting Act would require FCC disaster and outage-reporting work, while Kari's Law Reporting Act would require FCC reporting on MLTS compliance.

Member office statement shows direct advocacy and claimed House-level progress toward the promise, but official Congress.gov status pages do not show final enactment.

partial same_term A for effort

HOUSE PASSES MATSUI’S BILLS TO STRENGTHEN EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS | Congresswoman Doris Matsui
primary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 86%