Kari's Law Reporting Act
Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill requires a Federal Communications Commission report on Kari's Law, the federal requirement that multi-line telephone systems support direct 9-1-1 dialing and related emergency notifications. Within 180 days after enactment, the FCC must publish a report on its enforcement of section 721 of the Communications Act.
The report must summarize the extent to which multi-line telephone system manufacturers and vendors have complied with Kari's Law. It must identify difficulties and obstacles in compliance, describe potential improvements to FCC enforcement policy, and recommend further legislation if needed to mitigate problems like the ones Kari's Law was designed to address. The bill is a transparency and oversight measure rather than a new equipment mandate.
Who Benefits and How
People dialing 9-1-1 from office, hotel, campus, or other multi-line telephone systems benefit if the report improves enforcement of direct emergency calling. Emergency responders benefit from better compliance with systems that can reach 9-1-1 and provide notifications. Building owners and enterprise phone-system purchasers benefit from clearer FCC findings on compliance obstacles. Multi-line telephone system manufacturers and vendors benefit from public guidance on enforcement concerns, even if scrutiny increases. Congress benefits from recommendations on whether additional legislation is needed.
Who Bears the Burden and How
FCC enforcement staff must prepare and publish the report within 180 days. Multi-line telephone system manufacturers and vendors may face public scrutiny over compliance gaps. Enterprise phone-system administrators may need to address obstacles identified in the report. Building owners and hotel operators using multi-line systems may face pressure to verify compliance. FCC policy staff must assess whether enforcement changes or new legislation are needed.
Key Provisions
- Requires the FCC to publish a Kari's Law enforcement report within 180 days.
- Directs the report to summarize manufacturer and vendor compliance with multi-line telephone system rules.
- Requires the FCC to identify compliance difficulties and obstacles.
- Directs the FCC to identify ways to improve enforcement policy.
- Requires legislative recommendations if additional law is needed.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Requires the FCC to publish a report within 180 days on enforcement of Kari's Law for multi-line telephone systems, including manufacturer and vendor compliance, compliance obstacles, enforcement policy improvements, and any legislative recommendations.
Key Policy Areas
Technology, Public Safety, Telecommunications, Consumer Protection
Primary Purpose
Requires the FCC to publish a report within 180 days on enforcement of Kari's Law for multi-line telephone systems, including manufacturer and vendor compliance, compliance obstacles, enforcement policy improvements, and any legislative recommendations.
Policy Domains
House resolution provisions
Identified Gains
- People dialing 9-1-1 from multi-line systems
- Emergency responders
- Building owners
- Enterprise phone-system purchasers
- Multi-line telephone system manufacturers
- Multi-line telephone system vendors
- Congressional communications committees
Identified Costs
- FCC enforcement staff
- Multi-line telephone system manufacturers
- Multi-line telephone system vendors
- Enterprise phone-system administrators
- Hotel operators using multi-line systems
- FCC policy staff
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
ReportedReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to …
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, …
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without …
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without …
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules …
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3025)
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2976; text: …
Mr. Allen moved to suspend the rules and pass the …
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate …
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Enterprise phone-system administrators, Multi-line telephone system manufacturers, Multi-line telephone system vendors
Positive-direction: People dialing 9-1-1 from multi-line systems
Negative-direction: Enterprise phone-system administrators, Multi-line telephone system manufacturers, Multi-line telephone system vendors
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "fcc"
- → Federal Communications Commission
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