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U.S. HouseH.R. 5200

Emergency Reporting Act

Passed 386–7Bipartisan

What it does: Emergency Reporting Act This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to investigate and report on emergency communications outages (e.g., 9-1-1 outages). (official summary)

Question before the chamber: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass

A yes vote suspended the House rules, which limits debate and bars floor amendments and needs a two-thirds majority, and passed H.R. 5200 (title: Emergency Reporting Act). (AI-written)

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The tally

Yes 386 · No 7 · Not voting 38

Bar: green = yes, brown = no, striped = not voting.

Votes by party
PartyYesNoNot voting
Democrats198016
Republicans187722
Other or unknown party100

Most Democrats voted yes; most Republicans voted yes. 7 members voted against their party’s majority.

Voted against their party’s majority

The full roll (431)

Yes 386

No 7

Not voting 38

“Not voting” is a recorded non-vote, not a reason for the absence. Parties come from public rosters; how we count.