U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB7022: Mystic Alerts Act
Status: Signed into law, October 22, 2026
To provide for the transmission of emergency alerts by satellite, and for other purposes.
What the bill says
An act To provide for the transmission of emergency alerts by satellite, and for other purposes.
From the introduced text, April 21, 2026:
AN ACT To provide for the transmission of emergency alerts by satellite, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Mystic Alerts Act . SECTION 2. Transmission of emergency alerts by satellite (a) Service provider election (1) Required filing Not later than 60 days after the effective date of the final rule required to be issued under subsection (b), each covered service provider shall file an election with the Federal Communications Commission with respect to whether the provider intends to transmit emergency alerts by satellite to the subscribers of the commercial mobile service of the provider who receive such service on devices capable of receiving such alerts, in addition to the transmission of emergency alerts under the Warning Alert, and Response Network Act. (2) Notification; agreement If a provider elects to transmit emergency alerts to subscribers by satellite under paragraph (1), the provider shall-- (A) notify the Commission of that election; and (B) agree to transmit such alerts in a manner consistent with the technical standards, protocols, procedures, and other technical requirements implemented by the Commission. (3) Election not to transmit If a provider elects not to transmit emergency alerts by satellite under paragraph (1), the provider shall provide notice to new and existing subscribers described in such paragraph of that election in …
Sponsors
- August Pfluger (R, HD-011) · primary sponsor
- Elizabeth Fletcher (D, HD-TX-7)
- Earl Carter (R, HD-GA-1)
- Marc Veasey (D, HD-033)
- French Hill (R, HD-AR-2)
Latest actions
- : Became Public Law No: 119-136.
- : Signed by President.
- : Presented to President.
- : Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- : Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5237-5238)
- : Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- : Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- : Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation discharged by Unanimous Consent.
- : Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- : Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures, Emergency communications systems, Science, Technology, Communications, Spacecraft and satellites, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Telephone and wireless communication, User charges and fees
Common questions
- What is HB7022?
- HB7022 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Mystic Alerts Act.
- What does HB7022 do?
- In its own words: An act To provide for the transmission of emergency alerts by satellite, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of HB7022?
- Signed into law as of October 22, 2026. Latest action: Became Public Law No: 119-136. (October 22, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB7022?
- August Pfluger (R, HD-011), with 4 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB7022?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7022
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