Senate
May 11, 2026988 Lifeline Location Improvement Act of 2026
Summary
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What the bill does: This bill requires the FCC to start a public inquiry and the GAO to study and report on challenges to sending location info with calls to the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. They will check legal rules, privacy, tech needs, costs, and fixes for deaf users. Key impacts: Benefits: People in crisis, crisis...
Bill Progress
Committee is reviewing, marking up, or holding hearings on the bill
Introduced(11/19/25)
Committee
Passed
House
Passed
Senate
President
Law
Sponsor
JB
Mr. Barrasso
Senate (R) Wyoming
Cosponsors (12)
Topics
Issues
Latest Action
Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2204-2205; text: CR S2204-2205)
May 11, 2026
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