Signed into law
Lulu’s Law
This act 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.
- Measure
- S. 1003 · 119th Congress
- Latest action
- June 26, 2026
- Policy changes
- 1
- Source
- CRS summary (Public Law) · Congress.gov
Became Public Law No: 119-100.
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June 11, 2025 · As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on April 30, 2025 · Read CBO’s estimate
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Who wrote it
Sponsor
Sen. Katie Boyd Britt (R-AL)Joined by 9 cosponsors, 8 of them from the day it was introduced. Introduced March 12, 2025.
All 9 cosponsors
- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) · original
- Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) · original
- Sen. Deb Fischer (R-NE) · original
- Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) · original
- Sen. Pete Ricketts (R-NE) · original
- Sen. Brian Schatz (D-HI) · original
- Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) · original
- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock (D-GA) · original
- Sen. Christopher A. Coons (D-DE)
How Congress voted
House · May 20, 2026
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 401 - 6 (Roll no. 181).
401 yea · 6 nay · 23 other · Republicans 197–6 · Democrats 203–0 · Independents 1–0 · Official record
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Provision 1
(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.)
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