Lulu’s Law

Gary J. Palmer

Republican · AL · Representative

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• Shomari Figures (D-AL-2)· 2025-04-09
• Terri A. Sewell (D-AL-7)· 2025-07-25
• Eugene Simon Vindman (D-VA-7)· 2025-12-09

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 518.

2026-04-09

Source: Congress.gov

Lulu’s Law This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission to issue an order explicitly permitting the transmission of wireless emergency alerts to mobile phones in the event of a shark attack. (Under current regulations, authorized government authorities are permitted to send wireless emergency alerts regarding public safety emergencies, including severe weather, missing children, and other threats to life or property.)

Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 2076 Reported in House (RH)] <DOC> Union Calendar No. 518 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 2076 [Report No. 119-598] To require the Federal Communications Commission to issue an order providing that a shark attack is an event for which a wireless emergency alert may be transmitted, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 11, 2025 Mr. Palmer introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce April 9, 2026 Additional sponsors: Mr. Figures, Ms. Sewell, and Mr. Vindman April 9, 2026 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To require the Federal Communications Commission to issue an order providing that a shark attack is an event for which a wireless emergency alert may be transmitted, 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. This Act may be cited as ``Lulu's Law''. SEC. 2. WIRELESS EMERGENCY ALERTS. (a) Definition.--In this section, the term ``Alert Message'' has the meaning given the term in section 10.10(a) of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulation. (b) Requirement.--Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Federal Communications Commission shall issue an order to provide that a shark attack is an event for which an Alert Message may be transmitted. Union Calendar No. 518 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 2076 [Report No. 119-598] _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To require the Federal Communications Commission to issue an order providing that a shark attack is an event for which a wireless emergency alert may be transmitted, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ April 9, 2026 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

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