1HOUSE · APR 20, 2026
Passed the House
386–7PASSED
R 187–7 D 198–0 I 1–0
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · roll 126 · 38 not voting
House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Passed House
Emergency Reporting Act
Official title: 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, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Doris Matsui D-CAWhere it went
- IntroducedSep 8, 2025
- Committee actionApr 9, 2026
- Passed HouseApr 20, 2026 · 386–7
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Apr 21, 2026 — Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 375.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5200.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 5200, Emergency Reporting Act” on February 24, 2026. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on January 21, 2026”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, February 24, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/62178
- CBO publication date
- February 24, 2026
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5200, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/5200
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 19, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 24, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 119-597 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Energy and Commerce Committee on April 9, 2026.Source: Congress.gov, reported April 9, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/119/HRPT/597
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5200, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/5200
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 19, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 24, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
850b45581a0d0a906cb088458063b1a5d74a5e39dc59eab508c66a8d2dd1c785
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. MATSUI, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 146, September 8, 2025, Page H3893):Clause 3 of Section 8 of Article I of the ConstitutionSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record September 8, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 54 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5200, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/5200
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 19, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 24, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
850b45581a0d0a906cb088458063b1a5d74a5e39dc59eab508c66a8d2dd1c785
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Vote results
1 recorded roll-call vote on H.R. 5200. The vote that moved the bill is first.
Yea–nay by party (R = Republicans, D = Democrats, I = independents). Counts for present and not-voting members are shown where there were any. Showing all 1 of 1 recorded votes. Sorted by date; within a chamber by roll-call number.
Cosponsors
2 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 1 Democrat
1 of 2 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Doris Matsui.
- H.R. 952 (119th) Reversionary Interest Conveyance Act
- H.R. 2140 (119th) Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2025
- H.R. 2449 (119th) FUTURE Networks Act
- H.R. 5201 (119th) Kari's Law Reporting Act
- H.Res. 1208 (119th) Expressing support for honoring Earth Day, and for other purposes.
- H.Res. 341 (119th) Expressing support for honoring Earth Day, and for other purposes.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 25, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.