Emergency Reporting Act
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The Emergency Reporting Act mandates the FCC to conduct public hearings and issue reports on network outages during disasters, aiming to improve communication resilience. It emphasizes transparency and accountability but lacks detailed fiscal analysis and enforcement mechanisms.
Structural flags
⚑ No enforcement or oversight — imposes duties but names no enforcement or oversight mechanism
⚑ Spends without a pay-for — authorizes new spending with no stated offset or pay-for
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Access options →Recorded vote · House roll call 126 · 2026-04-20
386 Yea · 7 Nay · 0 Present · 38 Not voting — Passed
Actions (18)
| Date | Time | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-08 | — | Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology. |
| 2025-09-08 | — | Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. |
| 2025-09-08 | — | Introduced in House |
| 2025-09-08 | — | Introduced in House |
| 2026-01-15 | — | Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote. |
| 2026-01-15 | — | Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held |
| 2026-04-09 | — | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 517. |
| 2026-04-09 | — | Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-597. |
| 2026-04-09 | — | Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-597. |
| 2026-04-20 | 16:38:31 | Mr. Allen moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. |
| 2026-04-20 | 16:38:40 | Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2974-2976) |
| 2026-04-20 | 16:38:41 | DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5200. |
| 2026-04-20 | 16:44:32 | At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed. |
| 2026-04-20 | 19:13:40 | Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2976-2978) |
| 2026-04-20 | 19:20:08 | On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 386 - 7 (Roll no. 126). (text: CR H2974-2975) |
| 2026-04-20 | 19:20:08 | Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 386 - 7 (Roll no. 126). (text: CR H2974-2975) |
| 2026-04-20 | 19:20:09 | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. |
| 2026-04-21 | — | Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 375. |
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- Calculated
- 2026-09-18 16:54:17.22+00
- Source version
- 2026-04-21
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