HR 5201Passed one chamberU.S. House · 119th Congress
Kari's Law Reporting Act
- Sponsor
- Rep. Doris Matsui (D-CA-7) (D)
- Introduced
- Sep 8, 2025
- Latest action
- Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (Apr 22, 2026)
How every member voted
Passed House
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill · House · Roll call #127 · 21-Apr-2026
405
Yea
5
Nay
20
Not voting
0
Present
Democrats
206 yea · 0 nay
Republicans
198 yea · 5 nay
Independents
1 yea · 0 nay
Voted Yea (405)
- Aaron Bean (R-FL)
- Abraham Hamadeh (R-AZ)
- Adam Gray (D-CA)
- Adam Smith (D-WA)
- Addison McDowell (R-NC)
- Adelita Grijalva (D-AZ)
- Adrian Smith (R-NE)
- Adriano Espaillat (D-NY)
- Al Green (D-TX)
- Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY)
- Alma Adams (D-NC)
- Ami Bera (D-CA)
- Analilia Mejia (D-NJ)
- André Carson (D-IN)
- Andrea Salinas (D-OR)
- Andrew Clyde (R-GA)
- Andrew Garbarino (R-NY)
- Andrew Ogles (R-TN)
- Andy Barr (R-KY)
- Andy Harris (R-MD)
- Angie Craig (D-MN)
- Ann Wagner (R-MO)
- Anna Luna (R-FL)
- April McClain Delaney (D-MD)
- Ashley Hinson (R-IA)
- August Pfluger (R-TX)
- Austin Scott (R-GA)
- Ayanna Pressley (D-MA)
- Barry Loudermilk (R-GA)
- Barry Moore (R-AL)
- Becca Balint (D-VT)
- Bennie Thompson (D-MS)
- Beth Van Duyne (R-TX)
- Betty McCollum (D-MN)
- Bill Foster (D-IL)
- Bill Huizenga (R-MI)
- Blake Moore (R-UT)
- Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ)
- Brad Finstad (R-MN)
- Brad Knott (R-NC)
- Brad Sherman (D-CA)
- Bradley Schneider (D-IL)
- Brandon Gill (R-TX)
- Brendan Boyle (D-PA)
- Brett Guthrie (R-KY)
- Brian Babin (R-TX)
- Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA)
- Brian Jack (R-GA)
- Brian Mast (R-FL)
- Brittany Pettersen (D-CO)
- Bruce Westerman (R-AR)
- Bryan Steil (R-WI)
- Burgess Owens (R-UT)
- Byron Donalds (R-FL)
- Carlos Gimenez (R-FL)
- Carol Miller (R-WV)
- Celeste Maloy (R-UT)
- Charles Fleischmann (R-TN)
- Chris Pappas (D-NH)
- Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA)
- Christian Menefee (D-TX)
- Christopher Deluzio (D-PA)
- Christopher Smith (R-NJ)
- Chuck Edwards (R-NC)
- Claudia Tenney (R-NY)
- Clay Fuller (R-GA)
- Clay Higgins (R-LA)
- Cleo Fields (D-LA)
- Cliff Bentz (R-OR)
- Cory Mills (R-FL)
- Craig Goldman (R-TX)
- Dale Strong (R-AL)
- Dan Newhouse (R-WA)
- Daniel Meuser (R-PA)
- Daniel Webster (R-FL)
- Danny Davis (D-IL)
- Darin LaHood (R-IL)
- Darrell Issa (R-CA)
- Darren Soto (D-FL)
- Dave Min (D-CA)
- David Joyce (R-OH)
- David Kustoff (R-TN)
- David Rouzer (R-NC)
- David Schweikert (R-AZ)
- David Scott (D-GA)
- David Taylor (R-OH)
- David Valadao (R-CA)
- Debbie Dingell (D-MI)
- Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL)
- Deborah Ross (D-NC)
- Delia Ramirez (D-IL)
- Derek Schmidt (R-KS)
- Derek Tran (D-CA)
- Derrick Van Orden (R-WI)
- Diana DeGette (D-CO)
- Diana Harshbarger (R-TN)
- Dina Titus (D-NV)
- Don Bacon (R-NE)
- Donald Beyer (D-VA)
- Donald Davis (D-NC)
- Donald Norcross (D-NJ)
- Doris Matsui (D-CA)
- Dusty Johnson (R-SD)
- Dwight Evans (D-PA)
- Earl Carter (R-GA)
- Ed Case (D-HI)
- Elijah Crane (R-AZ)
- Elise Stefanik (R-NY)
- Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO)
- Emilia Sykes (D-OH)
- Emily Randall (D-WA)
- Eric Crawford (R-AR)
- Eric Sorensen (D-IL)
- Erin Houchin (R-IN)
- Eugene Vindman (D-VA)
- Frank Lucas (R-OK)
- Frank Mrvan (D-IN)
- Frank Pallone (D-NJ)
- Gabe Amo (D-RI)
- Gabe Evans (R-CO)
- Gabe Vasquez (D-NM)
- Gary Palmer (R-AL)
- George Latimer (D-NY)
- George Whitesides (D-CA)
- Gilbert Cisneros (D-CA)
- Glenn Grothman (R-WI)
- Glenn Ivey (D-MD)
- Glenn Thompson (R-PA)
- Grace Meng (D-NY)
- Greg Casar (D-TX)
- Greg Landsman (D-OH)
- Greg Stanton (D-AZ)
- Gregory Meeks (D-NY)
- Gregory Murphy (R-NC)
- Gus Bilirakis (R-FL)
- Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA)
- Gwen Moore (D-WI)
- Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY)
- Haley Stevens (D-MI)
- Harold Rogers (R-KY)
- Harriet Hageman (R-WY)
- Henry Cuellar (D-TX)
- Henry Johnson (D-GA)
- Herbert Conaway (D-NJ)
- Hillary Scholten (D-MI)
- Ilhan Omar (D-MN)
- J. Correa (D-CA)
- J. Hill (R-AR)
- Jack Bergman (R-MI)
- Jahana Hayes (D-CT)
- Jake Auchincloss (D-MA)
- Jake Ellzey (R-TX)
- James Baird (R-IN)
- James Clyburn (D-SC)
- James Comer (R-KY)
- James Himes (D-CT)
- James McGovern (D-MA)
- James Walkinshaw (D-VA)
- Jamie Raskin (D-MD)
- Janelle Bynum (D-OR)
- Jared Huffman (D-CA)
- Jared Moskowitz (D-FL)
- Jasmine Crockett (D-TX)
- Jason Crow (D-CO)
- Jason Smith (R-MO)
- Jay Obernolte (R-CA)
- Jeff Crank (R-CO)
- Jeff Hurd (R-CO)
- Jefferson Shreve (R-IN)
- Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ)
- Jennifer McClellan (D-VA)
- Jerrold Nadler (D-NY)
- Jesús García (D-IL)
- Jill Tokuda (D-HI)
- Jim Costa (D-CA)
- Jim Jordan (R-OH)
- Jimmy Gomez (D-CA)
- Jimmy Panetta (D-CA)
- Jimmy Patronis (R-FL)
- Joaquin Castro (D-TX)
- Jodey Arrington (R-TX)
- Joe Courtney (D-CT)
- Joe Neguse (D-CO)
- Joe Wilson (R-SC)
- John Carter (R-TX)
- John Garamendi (D-CA)
- John James (R-MI)
- John Joyce (R-PA)
- John Larson (D-CT)
- John Mannion (D-NY)
- John Moolenaar (R-MI)
- John Rose (R-TN)
- John Rutherford (R-FL)
- Johnny Olszewski (D-MD)
- Jonathan Jackson (D-IL)
- Joseph Morelle (D-NY)
- Josh Brecheen (R-OK)
- Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ)
- Josh Harder (D-CA)
- Josh Riley (D-NY)
- Joyce Beatty (D-OH)
- Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ)
- Juan Vargas (D-CA)
- Judy Chu (D-CA)
- Julia Letlow (R-LA)
- Julie Fedorchak (R-ND)
- Julie Johnson (D-TX)
- Kat Cammack (R-FL)
- Katherine Clark (D-MA)
- Kathy Castor (D-FL)
- Kelly Morrison (D-MN)
- Ken Calvert (R-CA)
- Kevin Hern (R-OK)
- Kevin Kiley (I-CA)
- Kevin Mullin (D-CA)
- Kim Schrier (D-WA)
- Kristen McDonald Rivet (D-MI)
- Kweisi Mfume (D-MD)
- LaMonica McIver (D-NJ)
- Lance Gooden (R-TX)
- Lateefah Simon (D-CA)
- Laura Friedman (D-CA)
- Laura Gillen (D-NY)
- Laurel Lee (R-FL)
- Lauren Boebert (R-CO)
- Lauren Underwood (D-IL)
- Linda Sánchez (D-CA)
- Lisa McClain (R-MI)
- Lloyd Doggett (D-TX)
- Lloyd Smucker (R-PA)
- Lois Frankel (D-FL)
- Lori Trahan (D-MA)
- Lucy McBath (D-GA)
- Luz Rivas (D-CA)
- Madeleine Dean (D-PA)
- Maggie Goodlander (D-NH)
- Marc Veasey (D-TX)
- Marcy Kaptur (D-OH)
- Maria Salazar (R-FL)
- Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA)
- Marie Perez (D-WA)
- Marilyn Strickland (D-WA)
- Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL)
- Mark Alford (R-MO)
- Mark Amodei (R-NV)
- Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA)
- Mark Harris (R-NC)
- Mark Messmer (R-IN)
- Mark Pocan (D-WI)
- Mark Takano (D-CA)
- Marlin Stutzman (R-IN)
- Mary Miller (R-IL)
- Mary Scanlon (D-PA)
- Matt Van Epps (R-TN)
- Max Miller (R-OH)
- Maxine Dexter (D-OR)
- Maxine Waters (D-CA)
- Maxwell Frost (D-FL)
- Melanie Stansbury (D-NM)
- Michael Baumgartner (R-WA)
- Michael Cloud (R-TX)
- Michael Guest (R-MS)
- Michael Lawler (R-NY)
- Michael Rulli (R-OH)
- Michael Simpson (R-ID)
- Michael Turner (R-OH)
- Michelle Fischbach (R-MN)
- Mike Bost (R-IL)
- Mike Carey (R-OH)
- Mike Collins (R-GA)
- Mike Ezell (R-MS)
- Mike Flood (R-NE)
- Mike Haridopolos (R-FL)
- Mike Kelly (R-PA)
- Mike Kennedy (R-UT)
- Mike Levin (D-CA)
- Mike Quigley (D-IL)
- Mike Rogers (R-AL)
- Mike Thompson (D-CA)
- Morgan Luttrell (R-TX)
- Morgan McGarvey (D-KY)
- Nancy Pelosi (D-CA)
- Nanette Barragán (D-CA)
- Nathaniel Moran (R-TX)
- Nellie Pou (D-NJ)
- Nicholas Begich (R-AK)
- Nicholas Langworthy (R-NY)
- Nick LaLota (R-NY)
- Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY)
- Nikema Williams (D-GA)
- Nikki Budzinski (D-IL)
- Norma Torres (D-CA)
- Nydia Velázquez (D-NY)
- Pat Fallon (R-TX)
- Patrick Ryan (D-NY)
- Paul Gosar (R-AZ)
- Paul Tonko (D-NY)
- Pete Aguilar (D-CA)
- Pete Sessions (R-TX)
- Pete Stauber (R-MN)
- Pramila Jayapal (D-WA)
- Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL)
- Randy Feenstra (R-IA)
- Randy Fine (R-FL)
- Randy Weber (R-TX)
- Rashida Tlaib (D-MI)
- Raul Ruiz (D-CA)
- Richard Hudson (R-NC)
- Richard McCormick (R-GA)
- Richard Neal (D-MA)
- Rick Allen (R-GA)
- Rick Larsen (D-WA)
- Riley Moore (R-WV)
- Ritchie Torres (D-NY)
- Ro Khanna (D-CA)
- Robert Aderholt (R-AL)
- Robert Bresnahan (R-PA)
- Robert Garcia (D-CA)
- Robert Latta (R-OH)
- Robert Menendez (D-NJ)
- Robert Onder (R-MO)
- Robert Scott (D-VA)
- Robin Kelly (D-IL)
- Roger Williams (R-TX)
- Ron Estes (R-KS)
- Ronny Jackson (R-TX)
- Rosa DeLauro (D-CT)
- Rudy Yakym (R-IN)
- Russ Fulcher (R-ID)
- Russell Fry (R-SC)
- Ryan Mackenzie (R-PA)
- Ryan Zinke (R-MT)
- Salud Carbajal (D-CA)
- Sam Graves (R-MO)
- Sam Liccardo (D-CA)
- Sanford Bishop (D-GA)
- Sara Jacobs (D-CA)
- Sarah Elfreth (D-MD)
- Sarah McBride (D-DE)
- Scott DesJarlais (R-TN)
- Scott Fitzgerald (R-WI)
- Scott Franklin (R-FL)
- Scott Perry (R-PA)
- Scott Peters (D-CA)
- Sean Casten (D-IL)
- Seth Magaziner (D-RI)
- Seth Moulton (D-MA)
- Sharice Davids (D-KS)
- Sheri Biggs (R-SC)
- Shomari Figures (D-AL)
- Shontel Brown (D-OH)
- Shri Thanedar (D-MI)
- Steny Hoyer (D-MD)
- Stephanie Bice (R-OK)
- Stephen Lynch (D-MA)
- Steve Cohen (D-TN)
- Steve Scalise (R-LA)
- Steve Womack (R-AR)
- Steven Horsford (D-NV)
- Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA)
- Summer Lee (D-PA)
- Susie Lee (D-NV)
- Suzan DelBene (D-WA)
- Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR)
- Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA)
- Sylvia Garcia (D-TX)
- Ted Lieu (D-CA)
- Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-NM)
- Terri Sewell (D-AL)
- Thomas Massie (R-KY)
- Thomas Suozzi (D-NY)
- Thomas Tiffany (R-WI)
- Tim Moore (R-NC)
- Tim Walberg (R-MI)
- Timothy Kennedy (D-NY)
- Tom Barrett (R-MI)
- Tom Cole (R-OK)
- Tom Emmer (R-MN)
- Tom McClintock (R-CA)
- Tony Wied (R-WI)
- Tracey Mann (R-KS)
- Trent Kelly (R-MS)
- Troy Balderson (R-OH)
- Troy Carter (D-LA)
- Troy Downing (R-MT)
- Troy Nehls (R-TX)
- Val Hoyle (D-OR)
- Valerie Foushee (D-NC)
- Vern Buchanan (R-FL)
- Veronica Escobar (D-TX)
- Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX)
- Victoria Spartz (R-IN)
- Vince Fong (R-CA)
- Virginia Foxx (R-NC)
- W. Steube (R-FL)
- Warren Davidson (R-OH)
- Wesley Bell (D-MO)
- Wesley Hunt (R-TX)
- William Keating (D-MA)
- William Timmons (R-SC)
- Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ)
- Young Kim (R-CA)
- Yvette Clarke (D-NY)
- Zachary Nunn (R-IA)
- Zoe Lofgren (D-CA)
Voted Nay (5)
- Chip Roy (R-TX)
- Eric Burlison (R-MO)
- Keith Self (R-TX)
- Pat Harrigan (R-NC)
- Tim Burchett (R-TN)
Did not vote (20)
- Andy Biggs (R-AZ)
- Ben Cline (R-VA)
- Chellie Pingree (D-ME)
- Dan Crenshaw (R-TX)
- Daniel Goldman (D-NY)
- Frederica Wilson (D-FL)
- H. Griffith (R-VA)
- Janice Schakowsky (D-IL)
- Jared Golden (D-ME)
- Jennifer Kiggans (R-VA)
- John McGuire (R-VA)
- Julia Brownley (D-CA)
- Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX)
- Michael McCaul (R-TX)
- Monica De La Cruz (R-TX)
- Nancy Mace (R-SC)
- Neal Dunn (R-FL)
- Ralph Norman (R-SC)
- Robert Wittman (R-VA)
- Thomas Kean (R-NJ)
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HR 5201 requires the Federal Communications Commission to publish a report on how well Kari's Law is being enforced. Kari's Law itself requires multiline telephone systems—the type used in offices, hotels, and other buildings with multiple phone lines—to be set up so users can dial 911 directly from any phone without entering additional codes or prefixes. The report must assess how well manufacturers and vendors of these telephone systems are following this requirement and identify any barriers preventing them from doing so.
The FCC report must also include recommendations for improving its own policies or suggest whether new legislation is needed to strengthen compliance with Kari's Law. By documenting current compliance levels and obstacles, the report would provide information about whether the existing law is working as intended and what changes, if any, might be necessary to ensure that people in multiline telephone systems can reach emergency services more easily.
Key provisions
- FCC must publish a report on enforcement of Kari's Law requirements for multiline telephone systems.
- Report must summarize how manufacturers and vendors have complied with direct 9-1-1 dialing requirements.
- Report must identify obstacles preventing manufacturers and vendors from complying with Kari's Law.
- Report must include FCC recommendations for improvements to FCC policy regarding Kari's Law enforcement.
- Report must include recommendations for further legislation needed to improve Kari's Law compliance.
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