Gohmert Introduces Bill To Allow Direct Dialing to 911
Rep. Louie Gohmert, R-Texas, introduced legislation Thursday allowing direct dialing to 911. “The bill I introduced today would ensure that anyone who dials 9-1-1 can reach emergency personnel even if the phone typically requires that user to dial ‘9’ to…
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get an outside line,” Gohmert said in a statement. “When we learned this could be easily done with very little if any expense at all, we knew this bill had to become a reality.” He posted a copy of the bill text. “All consumers should be able to dial three numbers, and only three numbers -- 9-1-1 -- to receive help in emergency situations,” said NG9-1-1 Institute Executive Director Patrick Halley. “The NG9-1-1 Institute appreciates Rep. Gohmert’s leadership in recognizing the importance of ensuring direct access to 9-1-1 for all callers, including users of multi-line telephone systems. Too many lives are lost when that is not the case.” FCC Commissioner Ajit Pai lauded the introduction and praised Gohmert for "working to ensure that calls to 911 always go through."