The record

LegislationLegislation· Apr 2026
HR 5201 Passed House — in Senate

Sponsored by Doris O. Matsui (D)

Kari's Law Reporting Act

Requires the FCC to report on whether phone systems comply with Kari's Law.

Tradeoff

Orders a federal study of emergency-call compliance by phone manufacturers. No direct costs or offsetting cuts.

What's in it

See official bill text

Costs $1.2 million over five years (2026-2030) for FCC enforcement activities.

The $1.2 million is just the federal cost for the FCC to report and enforce an existing law—the real compliance burden falls on telephone system manufacturers and sellers who must preconfigure systems to allow direct 911 dialing.

H.R. 5201, Kari’s Law Reporting Act · Feb 2026

The House passed this 405-5 on April 21, 2026 — sitting in the Senate.

  1. House

    Introduced

    (Sep 8, 2025)

  2. House

    Committee on Energy and Commerce(Sep 8, 2025)

  3. House

    The Committee on Energy and Commerce voted to send it to the floor

    Reported(Mar 26, 2026)

    Committee report H. Rept. 119-574.

  4. House

    On Motion to and Pass

    Passed(Roll #127 · Apr 21, 2026)

    405 yeanay 5

  5. Senate

    Received from the House

    on Commerce, Science, and Transportation(Apr 22, 2026)

Passage votes so far· Apr 21, 2026· 119th Congress · 2025–2027