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Mystic Alerts Act
To provide for the transmission of emergency alerts by satellite, and for other purposes.
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- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To President
- Became law
Summary
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.
Summary by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Actions
- Sep 30, 2026 Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5237-5238)
- Sep 30, 2026 Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- Sep 30, 2026 Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation discharged by Unanimous Consent.
- Sep 16, 2026 Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- Apr 21, 2026 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- Apr 20, 2026 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Apr 20, 2026 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2970)
- Apr 20, 2026 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 7022.
- Apr 20, 2026 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2970-2971)
- Apr 20, 2026 Mr. Allen moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Apr 15, 2026 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 534.
- Apr 15, 2026 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-616.
- Mar 25, 2026 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 52 - 0.
- Mar 25, 2026 Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Jan 15, 2026 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
- Jan 15, 2026 Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Jan 12, 2026 Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
- Jan 12, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Jan 12, 2026 Introduced in House
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