# 119-hr-5201: Kari's Law Reporting Act

119-hr-5201, Kari's Law Reporting Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7] (D-CA); status passed_house (as of 2026-09-21).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5201
- As of: 2026-09-21
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-5201
- Congress: 119
- Title: Kari's Law Reporting Act
- Status: passed_house
- Introduced: 2025-09-08
- Sponsor: Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**Kari's Law reporting requirement**: This bill would require the Federal Communications Commission to publish on its website a report within 180 days after enactment about enforcement of section 721 of the Communications Act for multi-line telephone systems. The report must summarize industry compliance, identify obstacles to compliance, suggest ways the FCC could improve enforcement, and recommend any needed legislation to address remaining problems.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12] (R-FL), 2025-09-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] (D-CA), 2025-09-17T00:00:00.000Z

## Votes

| Date | Chamber | Question | Result | Yea | Nay |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-21T00:00:00.000Z | house | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Passed | 405 | 5 |

## Related bills

- 119-hr-6900: American Affordability Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-5200: Emergency Reporting Act
- 119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-5201 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5201)

## Related
- [119-hr-6900: American Affordability Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6900)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9237)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-5200: Emergency Reporting Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5200)
- [119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3971)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5201 (as of 2026-09-21).