Posts - Bill - HR 5200 Emergency Reporting Act
house 09/08/2025 - 119th Congress
We are working to ensure the Federal Communications Commission provides clear, regular reports on communication outages during disasters and improves how network outages are tracked and reported. Our goal is to enhance transparency and help emergency services respond more effectively when communication systems go down.
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HR 5200 - Emergency Reporting Act
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right-leaning 09/08/2025
Another regulation that just means more bureaucracy—FCC reports won’t fix broken networks overnight.
left-leaning 09/08/2025
Transparency isn’t optional when lives are on the line; glad Congress is holding the FCC accountable for real public hearings.
moderate 09/08/2025
Good to see a law that demands follow-up after outages instead of sweeping problems under the rug—accountability shouldn't wait.
left-leaning 09/08/2025
Finally, a bill that makes sure no outage goes unreported—because every community deserves a voice when disaster strikes.
moderate 09/08/2025
A sensible step: more data and hearings should help us understand how well our networks serve us in a crisis.
right-leaning 09/08/2025
Calling it ‘improvements’ but this just invites endless hearings and reports that will slow down real emergency fixes.
right-leaning 09/08/2025
Privacy and business burden warnings aside, do we really need government snooping deeper into service providers’ operations?
moderate 09/08/2025
This could be the watchdog we need to balance emergency transparency without choking providers with red tape.
left-leaning 09/08/2025
It’s about time we put people over profits by tracking every blackout that threatens emergency calls and internet access.