[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5201 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 5201

To direct the Federal Communications Commission to publish a report on 
 implementation of the Kari's Law Act of 2017, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 8, 2025

  Ms. Matsui (for herself and Mr. Bilirakis) introduced the following 
    bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
To direct the Federal Communications Commission to publish a report on 
 implementation of the Kari's Law Act of 2017, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Kari's Law Reporting Act''.

SEC. 2. REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF KARI'S LAW ACT OF 2017.

    (a) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Commission shall publish on the website of 
the Commission a report regarding the enforcement by the Commission of 
section 721 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 623), which 
shall include--
            (1) a summary of the extent to which multi-line telephone 
        system manufacturers and vendors have complied with such 
        section;
            (2) potential difficulties and obstacles in complying with 
        such section;
            (3) potential ways, if necessary, to improve the policies 
        of the Commission to better enforce such section; and
            (4) recommendations to Congress, if necessary, on further 
        legislation that could mitigate problems like those that are 
        addressed by such section.
    (b) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the Federal 
        Communications Commission.
            (2) Multi-line telephone system.--The term ``multi-line 
        telephone system'' has the meaning given such term in section 
        721(f) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 623(f)).
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