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HR 582 115th Congress House Science, Technology, Communications Emergency communications systems Telephone and wireless communication

Kari's Law Act of 2017

Introduced: January 17, 2017 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 25 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 16, 2018
Became Public Law No: 115-127.
Feb 16, 2018
Signed by President.
Feb 9, 2018
Presented to President.
Feb 9, 2018
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Feb 9, 2018
On motion that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendment Agreed to by voice vote. (text of Senate amendment: CR 2/8/2018 H992)
Feb 9, 2018
Resolving differences -- House actions: On motion that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendment Agreed to by voice vote.(text of Senate amendment: CR 2/8/2018 H992)
Feb 8, 2018
At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Lance objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.
Feb 8, 2018
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on the Senate amendment to H.R. 582.
Feb 8, 2018
Mr. Lance moved that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendment. (consideration: CR H992-994)
Feb 8, 2018
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Feb 5, 2018
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Feb 5, 2018
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Feb 5, 2018
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S615; text: CR S615)
Feb 5, 2018
Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Jan 24, 2017
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Jan 23, 2017
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jan 23, 2017
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 408 - 0 (Roll no. 61). (text: CR H588)
Jan 23, 2017
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 408 - 0 (Roll no. 61).(text: CR H588)
Jan 23, 2017
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H592)
Jan 23, 2017
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
Jan 23, 2017
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 582.
Jan 23, 2017
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H588-590)
Jan 23, 2017
Mr. Lance moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Jan 17, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jan 17, 2017
Introduced in House
 Votes taken on this bill 1
DateChamberWhat was voted onResultYes–No
Jan 24, 2017 House · vote #61 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass Passed 408–0 See who voted →
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on February 5, 2018. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Kari's Law Act of 2017

(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit businesses from manufacturing or importing for use in the United States, or selling or leasing in the United States, a multi-line telephone system unless it is pre-configured to allow users to directly initiate a call to 9-1-1 (without dialing any additional digit, code, prefix, or post-fix, including any trunk-access code such as the digit "9") from any station equipped with dialing facilities.

Businesses are prohibited from installing, managing, or operating multi-line telephone systems without such a direct 9-1-1 call configuration.

Businesses installing, managing, or operating such systems for use in the United States must configure the systems to provide a notification to a central location at the facility where the system is installed, or to another person or organization regardless of location, if the system is able to be so configured without an improvement to the hardware or software.

What's happening now February 16, 2018

Became Public Law No: 115-127.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 3 Republican 7