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Union Calendar No. 534
119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7022
[Report No. 119-616]
To provide for the transmission of emergency alerts by satellite, and
for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 12, 2026
Mr. Pfluger (for himself, Mrs. Fletcher, Mr. Carter of Georgia, and Mr.
Veasey) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Energy and Commerce
April 15, 2026
Additional sponsor: Mr. Hill of Arkansas
April 15, 2026
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed
in italic]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on January
12, 2026]
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A BILL
To provide for the transmission of emergency alerts by satellite, and
for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Mystic Alerts Act''.
SEC. 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 the same manner
that is required under subparagraphs (B) and (C) of section
602(b)(1) of the Warning, Alert, and Response Network Act.
(4) Consumer choice to opt out.--If a provider elects to
transmit emergency alerts to subscribers of such service by
satellite under paragraph (1), the provider shall prevent the
device of any such subscriber that opts out of receiving
emergency alerts pursuant to section 602(b)(2)(E) of the
Warning, Alert, and Response Network Act, or classes of such
alerts, from receiving such alerts by satellite.
(5) No fee for service.--If a provider elects to transmit
emergency alerts to subscribers by satellite under paragraph
(1), the provider may not impose a separate or additional
charge for such transmission or capability.
(b) Satellite Alert Regulations.--
(1) Notice of proposed rulemaking.--Not later than 6 months
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commission
shall publish a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to establish any
requirements necessary to facilitate the satellite alerting
capability of covered service providers.
(2) Requirements.--The requirements required by paragraph
(1) shall--
(A) take into account the capability of--
(i) satellites to transmit emergency
alerts; and
(ii) mobile devices to receive and display
such alerts; and
(B) minimize the impact of emergency alerting on
other voice and data communications, including 9-1-1
communications.
(3) Final rule.--Not later than 18 months after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Commission shall, in
consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security and the
Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, issue
a final rule establishing the requirements described under
paragraph (1).
(4) Effective date of rule.--
(A) Date.--The effective date of the final rule
described under paragraph (3) shall be the later of--
(i) 36 months after publication of the
final rule in the Federal Register; or
(ii) 12 months after the Secretary of
Homeland Security and the Administrator of the
Federal Emergency Management Agency implement
any standards, protocols, or procedures
necessary to support the transmission of
emergency alerts from alert originators to
covered service providers, the Secretary and
the Administrator shall notify the Commission
of such implementation.
(B) Notification.--The Secretary of Homeland
Security and the Administrator of the Federal Emergency
Management Agency shall notify the Commission of the
implementation of any standards, protocols, or
procedures described under subparagraph (A)(ii) for the
purpose of determining the effective date of the final
rule described under paragraph (3).
(c) Limitation of Liability.--
(1) In general.--Any covered service provider (including
its officers, directors, employees, vendors, and agents) that
transmits emergency alerts by satellite and meets its
obligations under this Act shall not be liable to any
subscriber to, or user of, such person's service or equipment
for--
(A) any act or omission related to or any harm
resulting from the transmission of, or failure to
transmit, an emergency alert by satellite; or
(B) the release to a government agency or entity,
public safety, fire service, law enforcement official,
emergency medical service, or emergency facility of
subscriber information used in connection with
delivering such an alert.
(2) Election not to transmit alerts by satellite.--The
election by a covered service provider under subsection (a)(3)
not to transmit emergency alerts by satellite shall not, by
itself, provide a basis for liability against the provider
(including its officers, directors, employees, vendors, and
agents).
(d) Covered Service Provider.--In this Act, ``covered service
provider'' means a provider of commercial mobile service that--
(1) voluntarily elects to transmit emergency alerts under
section 602(b) of the Warning, Alert, and Response Network Act
(Public Law 109-347; 42 U.S.C. 1201); and
(2) makes satellite voice and data communications service
available to subscribers of the commercial mobile service of
the provider.
Union Calendar No. 534
119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7022
[Report No. 119-616]
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To provide for the transmission of emergency alerts by satellite, and
for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
April 15, 2026
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed