H.R. 5201

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5201 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 5201

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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

April 22, 2026

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation

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AN ACT

To direct the Federal Communications Commission to publish a report on 
implementation of the Kari's Law Act of 2017, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Kari's Law Reporting Act''.

SEC. 2. REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF KARI'S LAW ACT OF 2017.

(a) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Commission shall publish on the website of 
the Commission a report regarding the enforcement by the Commission of 
section 721 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 623), which 
shall include--
(1) a summary of the extent to which multi-line telephone 
system manufacturers and vendors have complied with such 
section;
(2) potential difficulties and obstacles in complying with 
such section;
(3) potential ways, if necessary, to improve the policies 
of the Commission to better enforce such section; and
(4) recommendations to Congress, if necessary, on further 
legislation that could mitigate problems like those that are 
addressed by such section.
(b) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the Federal 
Communications Commission.
(2) Multi-line telephone system.--The term ``multi-line 
telephone system'' has the meaning given such term in section 
721(f) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 623(f)).

Passed the House of Representatives April 21, 2026.

Attest:

KEVIN F. MCCUMBER,

Clerk.