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HR 5236 114th Congress House

RESPONSE Act of 2016

Official title: To direct the Federal Communications Commission to adopt rules to ensure the accuracy of call location information for 9-1-1 calls, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 13, 2016 See on congress.gov
Science, Technology, Communications Administrative law and regulatory proceduresEmergency communications systemsFederal Communications Commission (FCC)Telephone and wireless communication
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 24, 2016
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E776)
May 20, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
May 13, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
May 13, 2016
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 24, 2016

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E776)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Requesting Emergency Services and Providing Origination Notification Systems Everywhere Act of 2016 or the RESPONSE Act of 2016

This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission to adopt rules to ensure that call location information is conveyed with 9-1-1 calls, including calls from multi-line telephone systems, regardless of the technological platform used.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5236: RESPONSE Act of 2016. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5236/
MLA
"H.R. 5236: RESPONSE Act of 2016." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5236/.
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H.R. 5236, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5236/.
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