Official Summaries

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.)

Current Full Text

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2076 Reported in House (RH)]

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                                                 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.


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                    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

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                                 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