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US HB7022
Bill
Status
Introduced
1/12/2026
Primary Sponsor
August Pfluger
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AI Summary
- Commercial mobile service providers that voluntarily transmit emergency alerts must file with the FCC whether they intend to also transmit alerts via satellite to their subscribers
- Providers electing satellite transmission must comply with FCC technical standards, protocols, and procedures; providers opting out must notify new and existing subscribers of that decision
- Consumers retain the right to opt out of receiving satellite-transmitted emergency alerts, and providers must honor those opt-out preferences
- FCC must publish a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking within 6 months of enactment to establish technical standards for satellite alerting capability
- FCC must issue a final rule within 12 months, developed in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security and FEMA Administrator
Legislative Description
Mystic Alerts Act
Last Action
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
1/15/2026
Committee Referrals
Subcommittee on Communications and Technology1/12/2026
Energy And Commerce1/12/2026
Full Bill Text
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