119th Congress
S. 725

Requires reports on 9-1-1 outages and call taker job class

Makes the FCC report on phone and 9-1-1 outages after disasters and hold a public hearing, and has the budget office group emergency call takers with protective service jobs.

  • If the outage reporting system stays on 7 days or more, the FCC must publish a report and hold a public hearing nearby
  • The FCC must also report on 9-1-1 outages that companies are not currently required to report
  • The budget office must list emergency call takers as protective service workers within 30 days
  • The FCC's inspector general must report on how Kari's Law is being carried out

Passed the Senate · House's turn

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