Lulu’s Law

Bill: 119-s-1003
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Britt, Katie Boyd [R-AL]
Introduced: 2025-03-12
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Animal protection and human-animal relationships

Emergency communications systems

Fishes
Latest action: action_date: 2025-07-10
text: Held at the desk.

Summaries:
action_date: 2025-03-12
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
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: 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1003 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT 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.

Passed the Senate July 8, 2025. Secretary

tv_txt: II Calendar No. 91 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1003 [Report No. 119–30] IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 12, 2025 Mrs. Britt (for herself, Mr. Schatz , Mr. Warnock , Mrs. Fischer , Mr. Ricketts , Mrs. Capito , Mr. Kaine , Mr. Tuberville , Mr. Cassidy , and Mr. Coons ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation June 12, 2025 Reported by Mr. Cruz , without amendment 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.

June 12, 2025 Reported without amendment

tv_txt: II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1003 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 12, 2025 Mrs. Britt (for herself, Mr. Schatz , Mr. Warnock , Mrs. Fischer , Mr. Ricketts , Mrs. Capito , Mr. Kaine , Mr. Tuberville , and Mr. Cassidy ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 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.