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Emergency Reporting Act

USA118th CongressHR-7043| House 
| Updated: 1/19/2024
Doris O. Matsui

Doris O. Matsui

Democratic Representative

California

Cosponsors (1)
Gus M. Bilirakis (Republican)

Communications and Technology Subcommittee, Energy and Commerce Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Emergency Reporting Act This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to publicly report on certain activations of the Disaster Information Reporting System (DIRS). DIRS is a reporting system, activated during severe weather and other events impacting communications service, through which communications providers report outages and other degradations to service. If the system was activated for at least seven days, the FCC must issue a preliminary a report that includes (1) the number and duration of any service outages, (2) the approximate number of users or the amount of infrastructure potentially affected by a service outage, and (3) the number and duration of any outages at public safety answering points (PSAPs) that prevent the PSAPs from receiving and routing emergency calls. The FCC must also hold at least one public field hearing in the area affected by the event, and it must issue a final report that includes recommendations on how to improve the resiliency of affected networks. Separately, the FCC must publish a general report on (1) the volume and nature of 9-1-1 outages that are not required to be reported under current outage notification rules, and (2) the value to public safety agencies of the inclusion of visual information in outage notifications from communications providers.
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Bill from Previous Congress

HR 117-1250
Emergency Reporting Act
Jan 18, 2024
Introduced in House
Jan 18, 2024
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jan 19, 2024
Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 117-1250
    Emergency Reporting Act


  • January 18, 2024
    Introduced in House


  • January 18, 2024
    Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.


  • January 19, 2024
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.

Science, Technology, Communications

Related Bills

  • S 118-3556: Enhancing First Response Act

Emergency Reporting Act

USA118th CongressHR-7043| House 
| Updated: 1/19/2024
Emergency Reporting Act This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to publicly report on certain activations of the Disaster Information Reporting System (DIRS). DIRS is a reporting system, activated during severe weather and other events impacting communications service, through which communications providers report outages and other degradations to service. If the system was activated for at least seven days, the FCC must issue a preliminary a report that includes (1) the number and duration of any service outages, (2) the approximate number of users or the amount of infrastructure potentially affected by a service outage, and (3) the number and duration of any outages at public safety answering points (PSAPs) that prevent the PSAPs from receiving and routing emergency calls. The FCC must also hold at least one public field hearing in the area affected by the event, and it must issue a final report that includes recommendations on how to improve the resiliency of affected networks. Separately, the FCC must publish a general report on (1) the volume and nature of 9-1-1 outages that are not required to be reported under current outage notification rules, and (2) the value to public safety agencies of the inclusion of visual information in outage notifications from communications providers.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 117-1250
Emergency Reporting Act
Jan 18, 2024
Introduced in House
Jan 18, 2024
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jan 19, 2024
Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 117-1250
    Emergency Reporting Act


  • January 18, 2024
    Introduced in House


  • January 18, 2024
    Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.


  • January 19, 2024
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Doris O. Matsui

Doris O. Matsui

Democratic Representative

California

Cosponsors (1)
Gus M. Bilirakis (Republican)

Communications and Technology Subcommittee, Energy and Commerce Committee

Science, Technology, Communications

Related Bills

  • S 118-3556: Enhancing First Response Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted