US Congress House Bill 5918 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-1)
Status: Engrossed on September 22 2020 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-09-22 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Pending: Senate Commerce, Science, And Transportation Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to report on certain activations of the Disaster Information Reporting System (the system through which communications providers report their operational status during times of crisis) and to adopt specified rules related to network outage reporting. 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 to emergency service personnel. 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 communications or networks recovery efforts. The FCC must also determine the circumstances under which it shall require certain service providers to notify a PSAP of a communications service disruption that prevents the origination of 9–1–1 calls or the delivery of information that allows the PSAP to identify the number of or locate a 9–1–1 caller. Further, the FCC must require this notification to be made and specify the appropriate timing of the notification.

To direct the Federal Communications Commission to issue reports after activation of the Disaster Information Reporting System and to make improvements to network outage reporting.

Rep. Doris Matsui [D-CA]	Rep. Anna Eshoo [D-CA]	Rep. Mike Thompson [D-CA]	Rep. Jared Huffman [D-CA]
Rep. Gus Bilirakis [R-FL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-09-22	Senate	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
2020-09-21	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2020-09-21	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4611-4612)
2020-09-21	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5918.
2020-09-21	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4611-4613)
2020-09-21	House	Mr. McNerney moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
2020-09-18	House	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 422.
2020-09-18	House	Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 116-522.
2020-07-15	House	Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
2020-07-15	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2020-03-10	House	Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
2020-03-10	House	Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2020-02-27	House	Subcommittee Hearings Held.
2020-02-18	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
2020-02-14	House	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
2020-02-14	House	Introduced in House

SB4667 (Related) 2020-09-23 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5918/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr5918/BILLS-116hr5918ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr5918/BILLS-116hr5918rh.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr5918/BILLS-116hr5918eh.pdf