Introduced in House

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 10285 Introduced in House (IH)] 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 10285 To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to submit to Congress a report on the Mandatory Disaster Response Initiative of the Federal Communications Commission, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 3, 2026 Ms. Rivas (for herself and Ms. McClellan) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to submit to Congress a report on the Mandatory Disaster Response Initiative of the Federal Communications Commission, 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.

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Telecommunications Gaps in Accountability and Performance Act'' or the ``Telecommunications GAP Act''.

SEC. 2. REPORT ON MANDATORY DISASTER RESPONSE INITIATIVE.

SEC. 2. REPORT ON MANDATORY DISASTER RESPONSE INITIATIVE. (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to Congress a report on the Mandatory Disaster Response Initiative of the Federal Communications Commission that includes the following: (1) An analysis of the overall effectiveness of the Initiative. (2) An analysis of the effectiveness of the Initiative with respect to the wildfires in California during January 2025. (3) An identification of any failures in coverage, roaming, or provider coordination under the Initiative. (4) Recommendations with respect to the Initiative. (b) Mandatory Disaster Response Initiative Defined.--In this section, the term ``Mandatory Disaster Response Initiative'' means the requirements set forth in section 4.17 of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations, that apply to facilities-based mobile wireless providers with respect to certain emergency or disaster situations.