H.R. 5200Emergency Reporting Act

1 recorded actionWhat the measure does Read on Congress.gov

Sponsor: Doris O. Matsui [D-CA-07]
Cosponsors: 2 · 1 Republican · 1 Democrat
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Committee: Energy and Commerce Committee
Latest action: Apr 21, 2026 · Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 375.

IntroducedSep 8, 2025
Passed the HouseApr 20, 2026
Passed the SenateNot yet reached
Sent to the PresidentNot yet reached
Became lawNot yet reached

What the measure doesCRS summary

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.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing H.R. 5200 as reported to House on Apr 9, 2026. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.

How every member votedHouse roll call 126

House Apr 20, 2026

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass

Emergency Reporting Act

Passed · Two-thirds required

386 Yea 7 Nay 38 not voting

Crossed both parties 7 of 393 voting members broke with their own party: 7 Republicans.

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All members431 members

Democratic214 members

Independent1 member

Republican216 members

marks half of the votes cast. A party’s majority is the side most of its voting members took.

Cosponsors2 · 1 Republican · 1 Democrat

Signing on is not a vote: a member can cosponsor H.R. 5200 and vote against it. 1 signed when it was filed.

RGus M. Bilirakis [R-FL-12]Original2026 profile

DNanette Diaz Barragán [D-CA-44]Joined Sep 17, 20252026 profile

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H.R. 5200Emergency Reporting Act

What the measure doesCRS summary

How every member votedHouse roll call 126

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass

How the chamber split

Cosponsors2 · 1 Republican · 1 Democrat

H.R. 5200Emergency Reporting Act

What the measure doesCRS summary

How every member votedHouse roll call 126

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass

How the chamber split

Cosponsors2 · 1 Republican · 1 Democrat

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