Senators Introduce 911 Direct Dialing Bill
Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., introduced S-2553 Thursday, also known as Kari’s Law and intended “to require multi-line telephone systems to have a default configuration that permits users to directly initiate a call to 9-1-1 without dialing any additional digit, code,…
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prefix, or post-fix,” its title said. The bill included several co-sponsors -- Sens. John Cornyn, R-Texas; Ted Cruz, R-Texas; Deb Fischer, R-Neb.; and Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii. Kari Hunt was a woman murdered in 2013 in Texas as her daughter tried unsuccessfully to call 911 from their hotel room. “Through this bill, we can save lives and ensure something like this never happens again,” Fischer said in a statement Friday. The bill is referred to the Commerce Committee. Fischer posted the bill text. House lawmakers introduced such legislation in December (see 1512030048). FCC Commissioner Ajit Pai lauded the legislation. “Anyone who dials 911 expects and deserves to reach someone who can help in a time of need,” said Pai.