H.R. 7022 · 119th Congress

Mystic Alerts Act

Introduced on Jan 12, 2026 by August Pfluger (R-TX-11). 4 cosponsors, 2 of them from another party. Latest action (Sep 30, 2026): Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5237-5238)

Stage
Passed both chambers
Introduced
Jan 12, 2026
Cosponsors
4
2 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. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To provide for the transmission of emergency alerts by satellite, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Administrative law and regulatory procedures
  • Emergency communications systems
  • Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
  • Spacecraft and satellites
  • Telephone and wireless communication
  • User charges and fees

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Introduced in House, Jan 12, 2026). Public domain.

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.

Sponsor and cosponsors

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

August PflugerR-TX-11Sponsor

Democrats · 2

Republicans · 2

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

Every action as published, oldest first. Roll calls link to how each member voted.

  1. Jan 12, 2026Introduced in House
  2. Jan 12, 2026Introduced in House
  3. Jan 12, 2026 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
  4. Jan 12, 2026 · 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. Mar 25, 2026 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  8. Mar 25, 2026 · HouseOrdered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 52 - 0.
  9. Apr 15, 2026Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-616.
  10. Apr 15, 2026 · HouseReported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-616.
  11. Apr 15, 2026 · HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 534.
  12. Apr 20, 2026 · HouseMr. Allen moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  13. Apr 20, 2026 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2970-2971)
  14. Apr 20, 2026 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 7022.
  15. 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)
  16. Apr 20, 2026 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2970)
  17. Apr 20, 2026 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  18. Apr 21, 2026 · SenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
  19. Sep 16, 2026 · SenateCommittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
  20. Sep 30, 2026Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation discharged by Unanimous Consent.
  21. Sep 30, 2026 · SenateSenate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation discharged by Unanimous Consent.
  22. Sep 30, 2026Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
  23. Sep 30, 2026 · SenatePassed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5237-5238)

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. AT&T Services, Inc.4 reports
    $5.9M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AT&T TECHNICAL SERVICES COMPANY, INC$10.2M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 94%
  2. CTIA - THE WIRELESS ASSOCIATION4 reports
    $10.7M reported (all issues)
  3. VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS, INC.4 reports
    $6.5M reported (all issues)
  4. Competitive Carriers Association2 reports
    $320K reported (all issues)
  5. Peace Officers Research Association of California2 reports
    $100K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 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 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 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 5, 2026 · loaded Oct 5, 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.