Mystic Alerts Act
Latest action · Oct 22, 2026 Became Public Law No: 119-136.
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.
- IntroducedJan 12, 2026
- Passed HouseApr 20, 2026
- Passed SenateSep 30, 2026
- To the PresidentOct 15, 2026
- Became lawOct 22, 2026Public Law 119-136
Summary
Mystic Alerts Act
This bill provides for wireless emergency alerts to be transmitted to mobile devices via satellite. (Currently, wireless emergency alerts are sent via terrestrial mobile networks to individual devices in geographically targeted areas. Commercial mobile service providers are not required to participate; only devices connected to a participating service provider’s network receive alerts.)
Under the bill, commercial mobile service providers that participate in the wireless emergency alerts system must give notice to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) indicating whether they will transmit such alerts via satellite (in addition to sending alerts via terrestrial networks).
The FCC must establish technical standards and other regulations to enable satellite emergency alerts. Providers that opt to transmit emergency alerts via satellite must comply with such regulations.
If a provider elects not to transmit satellite alerts, the provider must give notice of that election to new and existing subscribers. Separately, mobile service subscribers may opt out of receiving satellite alerts.
Cosponsors 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 12, 2026 to Jan 23, 2026; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-GA | Earl L. "Buddy" Carter | Original | Jan 12, 2026 |
| D-TX | Lizzie Fletcher | Original | Jan 12, 2026 |
| D-TX | Marc A. Veasey | Original | Jan 12, 2026 |
| R-AR | J. French Hill | Jan 23, 2026 |
Committees 2
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 Jan 12, 2026Markup Mar 25, 2026Reported Apr 15, 2026 |
| Communications and Technology Subcommittee | Referred Jan 12, 2026Markup Jan 15, 2026Reported Jan 15, 2026 | |
| Senate | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Referred Apr 21, 2026Markup Sep 16, 2026Discharged Oct 1, 2026 |
Actions 22
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 22, 2026Became Public Law No: 119-136.
- Oct 22, 2026Signed by President.
- Oct 15, 2026Presented to President.
- Oct 14, 2026Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Sep 30, 2026Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation discharged by Unanimous Consent.
- Sep 30, 2026Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5237-5238)
- Sep 16, 2026Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- Apr 21, 2026Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- Apr 20, 2026Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2970-2971)
- Apr 20, 2026Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2970)
- Apr 20, 2026Mr. Allen moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Apr 20, 2026DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 7022.
- Apr 20, 2026Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Apr 15, 2026Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-616.
- Apr 15, 2026Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 534.
- Mar 25, 2026Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Mar 25, 2026Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 52 - 0.
- Jan 15, 2026Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Jan 15, 2026Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
- Jan 12, 2026Introduced in House
- Jan 12, 2026Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Jan 12, 2026Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S5237, S5238 | John Cornyn R-TX | Sep 30, 2026 |
| House | Debate and remarks H2970, H2971Text printed H2970 | Earl L. "Buddy" Carter R-GA, Jennifer L. McClellan D-VA, Rick W. Allen R-GA | Apr 20, 2026 |
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
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 172, no. 8, January 12, 2026, page H656.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| IF13198 | Satellite Direct-to-Cellular (D2C) Service: Emergence, Use Cases, and Considerations for Congress | Resource | Apr 7, 2026 |
| IF12955 | Telecommunications and the 119th Congress: A Primer on Programs, Authorities, and Emerging Issues Archived | Resource | Feb 10, 2026 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 4968 | Mystic Alerts Act | Related bill | Jul 14, 2026 |
Titles 7
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To provide for the transmission of emergency alerts by satellite, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Mystic Alerts Act
- Short Title(s) as Reported to House
- Mystic Alerts Act
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- Mystic Alerts Act
- Short Titles from ENR (Enrolled) bill text
- Mystic Alerts Act
- Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
- Mystic Alerts Act
- Official Title from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text
- To provide for the transmission of emergency alerts by satellite, and for other purposes.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications.
Text 5
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Apr 21, 2026Referred in Senate
- Apr 20, 2026Engrossed in House
- Apr 15, 2026Reported in House
- Jan 12, 2026Introduced 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.
