H.R. 582 · 115th Congress · 2017–2018
Kari's Law Act of 2017
H.R. 582 in the 115th Congress (2017–2018) became law — introduced on Jan 17, 2017, sponsored by Louie Gohmert with 29 co-sponsors. Congress held 1 roll call vote on it.
During the 115th Congress (2017–2018), Barack Obama was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.
- Status
- Became law
- Introduced
- Jan 17, 2017
- Co-sponsors
- 29
- Policy area
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Public law
- Public Law 115-127
What it does
Kari's Law Act of 2017 (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 d…
Summary by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service.
Sponsor
Louie Gohmert (R-TX). Co-sponsors: 8 Democrats, 21 Republicans.
Where it stands
- IntroducedJan 17, 2017
- Passed the HouseJan 23, 2017
- Passed the SenateFeb 5, 2018
- Sent to the PresidentFeb 9, 2018
- Became lawFeb 16, 2018
Latest action: Became Public Law No: 115-127. (Feb 16, 2018)
How Congress voted
- On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass
House · Jan 23, 2017 · Passed408–0
Every roll call vote on this bill
- Kari’s Law ActHouse · Jan 23, 2017
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- H.R. 353: Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Act of 2017
- S. 96: Improving Rural Call Quality and Reliability Act of 2017
- H.R. 4009: Smithsonian National Zoological Park Central Parking Facility Authorization Act
- S. 770: NIST Small Business Cybersecurity Act
- H.R. 2345: National Suicide Hotline Improvement Act of 2018
- S. 3389: A bill to redesignate a facility of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
Committees
- Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
- Energy and Commerce Committee
More
From GovInfo bill records, Congressional Research Service summaries, Voteview roll calls and lobbying reports.
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