On January 21, 2026 the House Energy and Commerce Committee advanced the Emergency Reporting Act (H.R. 5200) and the Kari’s Law Report Act (H.R. 5201), bills that will help ensure access to 9-1-1 and improve situational awareness regarding network outages that can affect calls to 9-1-1.
Written Testimony: Legislative Improvements to Public Safety Communications in the United States
NG9-1-1 Reliability and Interoperability
APCO, NASNA, NENA Joint Ex Parte on 9-1-1 Outage Notifications
Opposition to ATIS Petition for Clarification and/or Reconsideration: 9-1-1 Outage Notifications
Ex Parte: 6 GHz, Wireless 9-1-1 Location Accuracy, Outage Notifications, NG9-1-1
Ex Parte: 6 GHz, Wireless 9-1-1 Location Accuracy, Outage Notifications (Commissioner Gomez)
Opposition to CCA Petition for Reconsideration: 9-1-1 Outage Notifications
Reply Comments: 9-8-8 Outage Notifications
Comments: Mandatory Disaster Response Initiative
Ex Parte: Outage Notifications (Draft Report and Order)
Comments: Secure Internet Routing
Comments: Resilient Networks
Reply Comments: 9-1-1 Outage Notifications
Comments: 9-1-1 Outage Notifications (NPRM)
Resilient Communications: Current Challenges and Future Advancements
Testimony before the House Homeland Security Committee, Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Communications.President Terry Hall
Ex Parte: 9-1-1 Outage Notifications (Draft NPRM, Simington)
Ex Parte: 9-1-1 Outage Notifications (Draft NPRM)
Ex Parte: Meeting with PSHSB on Open Public Safety Proceedings (2021)
Comments: National 911 Call Center Contact Database
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Letter for the Record: Strengthening Communications Networks to Help Americans in Crisis
Letter for the Record to the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee, Subcommittee on Communications and TechnologyExecutive Director and CEO Derek Poarch
