H.R. 582 - 115th Congress (2017-2018) - Kari's Law Act of 2017

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.

Text (5)

Enrolled Bill

Engrossed Amendment Senate

February 5, 2018

Referred in Senate

January 24, 2017

Engrossed in House

January 23, 2017

Introduced in House

January 17, 2017

Amendments (1)

Feb 05, 2018

Agreed to in Senate

Sponsorship

Senate Amendment 1921

To modify the effective date.

Agreed To

Actions (25)

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02/16/2018

Became Public Law No: 115-127.

02/16/2018

Signed by President.

02/09/2018

Presented to President.

02/09/2018

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

02/09/2018

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)

02/09/2018

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)

02/08/2018

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 The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.

02/08/2018

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on the Senate amendment to H.R. 582.

02/08/2018

Mr. Lance moved that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendment. (consideration: CR H992-994)

02/08/2018

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

02/05/2018

Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.

02/05/2018

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.

02/05/2018

Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S615; text: CR S615)

02/05/2018

Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation discharged by Unanimous Consent.

01/24/2017

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

01/23/2017

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

01/23/2017

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)

01/23/2017

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)

01/23/2017

Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H592)

01/23/2017

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.

01/23/2017

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 582.

01/23/2017

Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H588-590)

01/23/2017

Mr. Lance moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.

01/17/2017

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

01/17/2017

Introduced in House

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