U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB10940: READI Act of 2026
Status: In committee, October 29, 2026
To direct the Federal Communications Commission to promulgate regulations establishing metrics, goals, and minimum requirements with respect to the delivery of wireless emergency alerts, and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To direct the Federal Communications Commission to promulgate regulations establishing metrics, goals, and minimum requirements with respect to the delivery of wireless emergency alerts, and for other purposes.
From the introduced text, October 29, 2026:
A BILL To direct the Federal Communications Commission to promulgate regulations establishing metrics, goals, and minimum requirements with respect to the delivery of wireless emergency alerts, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Reliable Emergency Alert Delivery Integrity Act of 2026 or the READI Act of 2026 . SECTION 2. Wireless emergency alerting capabilities (a) Metrics, goals, and minimum requirements (1) Regulations required Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commission, in consultation with any relevant Federal, State, local, or Tribal agencies, shall promulgate regulations establishing-- (A) metrics to measure performance with respect to the delivery of wireless emergency alerts, including with respect to speed, reliability, and overshoot; (B) specific, measurable goals with respect to the delivery of wireless emergency alerts; and (C) minimum requirements with respect to each metric established under subparagraph (A) that participating providers shall meet, which shall be not less stringent than the level of performance demonstrated with respect to such metric in the most recent test of wireless emergency alerts conducted or overseen by the Commission before the promulgation of such regulations. (2) Assessment of certain capabilities The regulations promulgated under paragraph (1) shall provide for the assessment of capabilities for meeting the goals established under subparagraph (B) of …
Sponsors
- Kevin Mullin (D, HD-CA-15) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- : Introduced in House
Common questions
- What is HB10940?
- HB10940 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): READI Act of 2026.
- What does HB10940 do?
- In its own words: To direct the Federal Communications Commission to promulgate regulations establishing metrics, goals, and minimum requirements with respect to the delivery of wireless emergency alerts, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of HB10940?
- In committee as of October 29, 2026. Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (October 29, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB10940?
- Kevin Mullin (D, HD-CA-15).
- Where is the official record for HB10940?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10940
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