Lulu’s Law

Bill: 119-hr-2076
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Palmer, Gary J. [R-AL-6]
Introduced: 2025-03-11
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Latest action: action_date: 2025-03-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Summaries:
action_date: 2025-03-11
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Lulu’s Law</strong></p><p>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.&nbsp;</p><p>(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.)</p>

tv_txt: I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2076 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 11, 2025 Mr. Palmer introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 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.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as Lulu’s Law . 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.