Kari's Law Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-4167
Sponsor: Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1]
Introduced: 2015-12-03 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Emergency communications systems
Telephone and wireless communication

Summary:
action_date: 2015-12-03
text: 

Kari's Law Act of 2015

 
This bill amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require multi-line telephone systems to have a default configuration that allows 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 installing such systems must configure the systems to provide a notification to a central location at the facility where the system is installed when a person at the facility initiates a call to 9-1-1 using the system, provided that the system is able to be so configured without an improvement to the hardware.

action_date: 2016-05-23
text: 

Kari's Law Act of
 
2016

 
(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.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-05-24
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2016-05-23
text: The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2016-05-23
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2016-05-23
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2888)
action_date: 2016-05-23
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H2888)
action_date: 2016-05-23
text: Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2930-2931)
action_date: 2016-05-23
text: At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Sarbanes 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.
action_date: 2016-05-23
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4167.
action_date: 2016-05-23
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2888-2889)
action_date: 2016-05-23
text: Mr. Walden moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2016-05-23
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 449.
action_date: 2016-05-23
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 114-579.
action_date: 2016-05-23
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 114-579.
action_date: 2016-04-28
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2016-04-28
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2016-04-27
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2016-04-26
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2016-04-25
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2016-04-19
text: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
action_date: 2016-04-19
text: Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2016-04-18
text: Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2015-12-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
action_date: 2015-12-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2015-12-03
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H9006-9009)
action_date: 2015-12-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-12-03
text: Introduced in House