Local 9–8–8 Response Act of 2023

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 118th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 4974 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4974 To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to improve the accessibility of 9-8-8, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 27, 2023 Mr. Cardenas (for himself, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. Matsui, Ms. Kuster, and Mr. Moulton) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to improve the accessibility of 9-8-8, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Local 9-8-8 Response Act of 2023''. SEC. 2. 9-8-8 IMPROVEMENT. (a) Proximity-Based Routing.-- (1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commission shall promulgate regulations to ensure that each phone call, text message, …