To direct the Federal Communications Commission to issue reports after activation of the Disaster… — House Roll Call 126

Passed in the House on April 20, 2026 · 386 Yea, 7 Nay, 38 Not Voting

Question: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass: H R 5200 Emergency Reporting Act

In plain English: This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission to report on 9-1-1 outages and to hold public hearings and issue reports after major communication disruptions. The FCC will also study how to improve outage reporting and make reports publicly available.

Emergency Reporting Act This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to investigate and report on emergency communications outages (e.g., 9-1-1 outages). Specifically, 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, (2) the value and practicality of including visual information in outage notifications from communications providers, and (3) recommended changes to F…

Vote Breakdown by Party

• Republican: 187 Yea, 7 Nay, 22 not voting/present.
• Democrat: 198 Yea, 0 Nay, 16 not voting/present.
• Independent: 1 Yea, 0 Nay.

Members Who Voted Against Their Party

• Eric Burlison (R-MO) voted Nay while most Republicans voted Yea.
• Michael Cloud (R-TX) voted Nay while most Republicans voted Yea.
• Pat Harrigan (R-NC) voted Nay while most Republicans voted Yea.
• Andy Harris (R-MD) voted Nay while most Republicans voted Yea.
• Thomas Massie (R-KY) voted Nay while most Republicans voted Yea.
• Chip Roy (R-TX) voted Nay while most Republicans voted Yea.
• Keith Self (R-TX) voted Nay while most Republicans voted Yea.

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