Congress asks FCC to report on 911 phone system rules.

What it does

The bill tells the Federal Communications Commission to write a report in 180 days. The report must check if phone system makers follow Kari's Law. Kari's Law is a 2017 rule about office phones and 911 calls. The report must say how well companies follow the rule. It must say what stops them and what could help.

Who it affects

Phone system makers and vendors must be checked. Citizens and workers benefit from knowing if 911 calls work from office phones.

One thing to notice

The report will show which companies follow the rule and which ones do not. This could lead to stronger rules or penalties for companies that do not follow it.

From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.

Where it stands

2 cosponsors: 1 Democrats, 1 Republicans.

• Sep 8, 2025 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
• Sep 8, 2025 — Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce and Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation · Congress.gov: “Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology”
• Jan 15, 2026 — Markup held in committee · Congress.gov: “Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held”
• Mar 26, 2026 — Reported out of committee · Congress.gov: “Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 495”
• Apr 20, 2026 — Floor vote scheduled · Congress.gov: “Mr. Allen moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill”
• Apr 21, 2026 — Passed the House · Congress.gov: “On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 405 - 5…”

Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.

Money around this bill

1 groups reported lobbying about this bill. They filed 1 reports from Jun 2026 to Jun 2026.

Those reports show $50,000 in lobbying spending. Each report lists about 85 bills. So that money was not all for this bill.

More groups named this bill than 0% of bills with any report.

Doris Matsui, who sponsored the bill, received $1,004,688 from PACs for the 2026 election.

• Peace Officers Research Association of California — $50,000 in 1 report

Lobbying is legal. These reports show who lobbied about this bill, not what changed.

Words to know

• Federal Communications Commission — The government agency that makes rules about phones and radio.
• Kari's Law — A 2017 rule that says office phones must let people call 911.
• vendors — Companies that sell or provide phone systems.
• lobbying — Trying to influence lawmakers about a bill. Companies and groups pay people to do this.
• PACs — Groups that collect money and give it to candidates for office.
• sponsored — To sponsor a bill is to introduce it in Congress and put your name on it.