Lulu’s Law
Latest action · Apr 9, 2026 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 518.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMar 11, 2025
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
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.)
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 9, 2025 to Dec 9, 2025.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-AL | Shomari Figures | Apr 9, 2025 | |
| D-AL | Terri A. Sewell | Jul 25, 2025 | |
| D-VA | Eugene Simon Vindman | Dec 9, 2025 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Mar 11, 2025Reported Apr 9, 2026 |
| Communications and Technology Subcommittee | Referred Mar 11, 2025Markup Jan 15, 2026Reported Jan 15, 2026 |
Actions 7
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 9, 2026Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-598.
- Apr 9, 2026Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 518.
- Jan 15, 2026Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Jan 15, 2026Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
- Mar 11, 2025Introduced in House
- Mar 11, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Mar 11, 2025Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Feb 24, 2026H.R. 2076, Lulu’s LawAs ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on January 21, 2026
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 171, no. 45, March 11, 2025, page H1152.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 119-47 | LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENTS TO PUBLIC SAFETY COMMUNICATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES144 pages | Energy and Commerce Committee | Dec 16, 2025 |
CRS reports 2
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 2
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R48951 | Shark Conservation and Management in the United States | Report | Jul 15, 2026 |
| IF12998 | The Emergency Alert System: Status of Current Funding for Improvements | Resource | Sep 11, 2025 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1003 | Lulu’s Law | Related bill | Jun 26, 2026 |
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Title
- Lulu’s Law
- Official Title as Introduced
- 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.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Lulu’s Law
- Short Title(s) as Reported to House
- Lulu’s Law
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 9, 2026Reported in House
- Mar 11, 2025Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
