1HOUSE · APR 21, 2026
Passed the House
405–5PASSED
R 198–5 D 206–0 I 1–0
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · roll 127 · 20 not voting
House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Passed House
Kari's Law Reporting Act
Official title: To direct the Federal Communications Commission to publish a report on implementation of the Kari's Law Act of 2017, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Doris Matsui D-CAWhere it went
- IntroducedSep 8, 2025
- Committee actionMar 26, 2026
- Passed HouseApr 21, 2026 · 405–5
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Apr 22, 2026 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5201.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 5021, American Decade of Sports Act” on December 19, 2025. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on December 3, 2025”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, December 19, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/61964
- CBO publication date
- December 19, 2025
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5201, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/5201
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 19, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 24, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
d36ec33ea0ed1f406a4bb22ca63226642596749aae81999f6637acef38d2a72f
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 5201, Kari’s Law 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/62179
- CBO publication date
- February 24, 2026
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5201, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/5201
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 19, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 24, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
d36ec33ea0ed1f406a4bb22ca63226642596749aae81999f6637acef38d2a72f
PORKER links to the estimate and does not repeat its dollar figures. Each estimate is for the version of the bill its description names; the bill may have changed since.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 119-574 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Energy and Commerce Committee on March 26, 2026.Source: Congress.gov, reported March 26, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/119/HRPT/574
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5201, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/5201
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 19, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 24, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
d36ec33ea0ed1f406a4bb22ca63226642596749aae81999f6637acef38d2a72f
A committee report is the committee’s own explanation of the bill. PORKER lists it and links to it; reading it is up to you.
- 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. 5201, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/5201
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 19, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 24, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
d36ec33ea0ed1f406a4bb22ca63226642596749aae81999f6637acef38d2a72f
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
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Vote results
1 recorded roll-call vote on H.R. 5201. 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. 5200 (119th) Emergency 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.