S. 4832 118th Congress Senate

Lulu’s Law

Official title: A bill to require the Federal Communications Commission to amend the rules of the Commission to include a shark attack as an event for which a wireless emergen… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to require the Federal Communications Commission to amend the rules of the Commission to include a shark attack as an event for which a wireless emergency alert may be transmitted, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 30, 2024 Introduced by: Katie Boyd Britt Republican · Alabama See on congress.gov

Science, Technology, Communications

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Jul 30, 2024

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Jul 30, 2024

Introduced in Senate

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Latest action July 30, 2024

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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Lulu’s Law

This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission to amend the rules governing wireless emergency alerts to explicitly permit authorized governments to transmit alerts to mobile phones in the event of a shark attack.

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