A Republican bill with 3 Democratic cosponsors · See all 3 cosponsors
Last activity — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 518.
Cleared committee, waiting for its first floor vote
A committee approved it and it is on the calendar of the chamber it started in.
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Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- On Calendar
What this bill would do
This bill, known as "Lulu's Law," directs the Federal Communications Commission to take specific action regarding emergency communications. It requires the commission to issue an order within 180 days of the act's enactment. This order would establish a shark attack as a valid event for transmitting a wireless emergency alert message. The legislation aims to expand the types of events covered by these alert systems.
Yes
- Scored +5
Does this improve help for people hit by a disaster?
The bill expands emergency alert capabilities to include shark attacks, enhancing public safety during such events.
- Scored +1
Does this give the federal government more power?
The bill directs the FCC, a federal agency, to issue a new regulatory order.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
- Expanded Emergency Notifications: Under Section 2(b), the bill requires the Federal Communications Commission to issue an order providing that a shark attack is an event for which an Alert Message may be transmitted. This could provide individuals with timely warnings during such an event.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No negative impacts or burdens are explicitly mentioned in the provided text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Environment Energy And Infrastructure
- Does this improve help for people hit by a disaster? — The bill expands emergency alert capabilities to include shark attacks, enhancing public safety during such events.
- Governance And Ideology
- Does this give the federal government more power? — The bill directs the FCC, a federal agency, to issue a new regulatory order.
- 4/9/2026
- Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-598.
- Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 518.
- 1/15/2026
- Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
- 12/9/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 7/25/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 4/9/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 3/11/2025
- Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
- Introduced in House
One bill Congress.gov lists as related to this one — companions in the other chamber, earlier versions, and bills this one absorbed or was folded into.
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