H.R. 2076 · 119th Congress

Lulu’s Law

Introduced on Mar 11, 2025 by Gary J. Palmer (R-AL-6). 3 cosponsors, 3 of them from another party. Latest action (Apr 9, 2026): Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 518.

Stage
Reported by committee
Introduced
Mar 11, 2025
Cosponsors
3
3 from the other party
Policy area
Science, Technology, Communications
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. 3Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

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.

Subjects

  • Animal protection and human-animal relationships
  • Emergency communications systems
  • Fishes

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Introduced in House, Mar 11, 2025). Public domain.

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.)

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Gary J. PalmerR-AL-6Sponsor

Democrats · 3

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

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  1. Mar 11, 2025Introduced in House
  2. Mar 11, 2025Introduced in House
  3. Mar 11, 2025 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
  4. Mar 11, 2025 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
  5. Jan 15, 2026 · HouseSubcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  6. Jan 15, 2026 · HouseForwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
  7. Apr 9, 2026Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-598.
  8. Apr 9, 2026 · HouseReported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-598.
  9. Apr 9, 2026 · HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 518.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. Competitive Carriers Association6 reports
    $950K reported (all issues)
  2. CTIA - THE WIRELESS ASSOCIATION4 reports
    $9.4M reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2025, 2026.

Sources and method

Every figure on this page traces to these records.

  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.