HR 4974 · 118th Congress 2023–2025, ended

Local 9–8–8 Response Act of 2023

Latest action · Jul 28, 2023 Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedJul 27, 2023
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Cosponsors 79

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 27, 2023 to Dec 31, 2024; 5 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-NHAnn M. KusterOriginalJul 27, 2023
R-PABrian K. FitzpatrickOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-CADoris O. MatsuiOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-CAGrace F. NapolitanoOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-MASeth MoultonOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-VTBecca BalintAug 22, 2023
D-CATed LieuAug 22, 2023
D-FLSheila Cherfilus-McCormickSep 8, 2023
D-CASara JacobsSep 14, 2023
D-MDDavid J. TroneSep 21, 2023
D-HIJill N. TokudaSep 21, 2023
D-CAJuan VargasSep 21, 2023
D-CAJulia BrownleySep 21, 2023
R-CAMichelle SteelOct 19, 2023
D-WADerek KilmerOct 26, 2023
D-WAPramila JayapalOct 26, 2023
R-NYMarcus J. MolinaroNov 30, 2023
D-CAMaxine WatersDec 13, 2023
D-CAJudy ChuJan 12, 2024
R-CAKen CalvertJan 12, 2024
R-CAMike GarciaFeb 6, 2024
D-CAJosh HarderFeb 15, 2024
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonFeb 28, 2024
D-MNIlhan OmarFeb 28, 2024
D-CAJimmy GomezMar 13, 2024
D-WAAdam SmithMar 21, 2024
D-MNAngie CraigMay 1, 2024
D-OREarl BlumenauerMay 1, 2024
D-MIRashida TlaibMay 1, 2024
D-CARobert GarciaMay 1, 2024
D-DELisa Blunt RochesterMay 22, 2024
D-WASuzan K. DelBeneMay 22, 2024
D-NJBonnie Watson ColemanJun 13, 2024
D-NCDeborah K. RossJun 13, 2024
D-WIGwen MooreJun 13, 2024
D-FLKathy CastorJun 13, 2024
D-CARaul RuizJun 13, 2024
D-NJRobert MenendezJun 13, 2024
D-MIShri ThanedarJun 13, 2024
D-TNSteve CohenJun 13, 2024
D-ILRobin L. KellyJun 14, 2024
D-ORAndrea SalinasJun 18, 2024
R-MOBlaine LuetkemeyerJun 18, 2024
D-COBrittany PettersenJun 18, 2024
D-PAChrissy HoulahanJun 18, 2024
D-NYDaniel S. GoldmanJun 18, 2024
R-PAGlenn ThompsonJun 18, 2024
D-CTJohn B. LarsonJun 18, 2024
D-NCAlma S. AdamsJun 25, 2024
D-FLDebbie Wasserman SchultzJun 25, 2024
R-TXTony GonzalesJun 25, 2024
D-ILEric SorensenJun 28, 2024
D-NYJoseph D. MorelleJun 28, 2024
D-COYadira CaraveoJun 28, 2024
D-NHChris PappasJul 10, 2024
D-PAChristopher R. DeluzioJul 10, 2024
D-MDJamie RaskinJul 10, 2024
D-ILJonathan L. JacksonJul 10, 2024
D-CAKatie PorterJul 10, 2024
D-ILNikki BudzinskiJul 10, 2024
D-KSSharice DavidsJul 10, 2024
D-NYTimothy M. KennedyJul 10, 2024
D-ILBradley Scott SchneiderJul 25, 2024
D-RISeth MagazinerJul 25, 2024
D-FLDarren SotoAug 16, 2024
D-LATroy A. CarterAug 16, 2024
R-FLVern BuchananAug 16, 2024
D-MEChellie PingreeSep 11, 2024
D-NYPatrick RyanSep 11, 2024
R-NYAnthony D'EspositoOct 1, 2024
D-WIMark PocanOct 1, 2024
R-NEDon BaconDec 10, 2024
D-TXLloyd DoggettDec 10, 2024
D-ORSuzanne BonamiciDec 10, 2024
D-TXJoaquin CastroDec 11, 2024
D-ILBill FosterDec 17, 2024
D-CAMike ThompsonDec 17, 2024
D-VAJennifer L. McClellanDec 20, 2024
D-WARick LarsenDec 31, 2024

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseEnergy and Commerce Committee
Referred Jul 27, 2023
Communications and Technology Subcommittee
Referred Jul 28, 2023

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jul 28, 2023Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
  2. Jul 27, 2023Introduced in House
  3. Jul 27, 2023Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article 1, Section 1. All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives. The single subject of this legislation is: Improve routing to the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 169, no. 130, July 27, 2023, page H4143.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 3444Local 9–8–8 Response Act of 2023Related billDec 7, 2023

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to improve the accessibility of 9-8-8, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Local 9–8–8 Response Act of 2023

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jul 27, 2023Introduced in House

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