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H. Rept. 119-597 1 (2026-04-09)

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                     119TH CONGRESS                                          REPORT
                        2d Session   J HOUSE   OF  REPRESENTATIVES           119-597







                                     EMERGENCY REPORTING ACT




                      APRIL 9, 2026.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of
                                        the Union and ordered to be printed




                        Mr. GUTHRIE,  from  the Committee  on  Energy  and Commerce,
                                           submitted  the following



                                              REPORT


                                            [To accompany H.R. 5200]

                               [Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]

                       The Committee   on Energy   and Commerce,   to whom   was referred
                     the bill (H.R. 5200) to direct the Federal Communications   Commis-
                     sion to issue reports after activation of the  Disaster Information
                     Reporting  System  and  to make   improvements   to network   outage
                     reporting, and for other purposes, having  considered  the same,  re-
                     ports favorably thereon  without amendment and recommends that
                     the bill do pass.

                                                  CONTENTS

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                     Purpose and Sum m ary  ............................................................................................  2
                     Background and Need for Legislation  ....................................................................  2
                     C om m ittee  A ction  ................................................................................................... .  2
                     C om m ittee  V otes  .....................................................................................................  3
                     Oversight Findings and  Recommendations     ...........................................................  5
                     New Budget Authority, Entitlement Authority, and Tax Expenditures .............     5
                     Congressional Budget Office  Estimate   ...................................................................  5
                     Federal M andates  Statem ent  .................................................................................  7
                     Statement of General Performance Goals and Objectives .................             7
                     Duplication of Federal Program s  ............................................................................  8
                     Related Committee and Subcommittee Hearings .................................................  8
                     Com m ittee  Cost  Estim ate  .......................................................................................  8
                     Earmark, Limited Tax Benefits, and Limited Tariff Benefits ..............           8
                     Advisory Com m ittee  Statem ent  ..............................................................................  8
                     Applicability  to  Legislative  Branch  ........................................................................  9
                     Section-by-Section  Analysis of the  Legislation  ......................................................  9


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