House · S 1003 · 119th Congress
Lulu’s Law
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Summary
Lulu's Law tells the Federal Communications Commission to allow shark attack alerts to be sent to nearby cell phones. Right now, those emergency text alerts cover storms and missing children but not shark attacks. This bill adds shark attacks to the list of events that can trigger a wireless alert.
In Favor
Right now, shark attacks are not an approved category under federal wireless alert rules, so local officials cannot send these alerts even if they want to. This bill directs the FCC to formally authorize shark attacks as a permitted alert event. That legal approval gives coastal officials the specific authority they currently lack to warn nearby beachgoers.
Against
This bill is largely symbolic because it only directs the agency to allow shark attack alerts. Local officials already decide whether to send emergency alerts in their area. The bill creates no new resources or rules to make those alerts faster or more accurate.
Additional Considerations
Purpose & Problem
Is the problem real and worth federal action?
This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission to add shark attacks to the list of events that allow emergency alerts to be sent to mobile phones. Current rules already allow alerts for severe weather and missing children.
Scope & Related Provisions
Does it stay focused, or carry unrelated add-ons?
The provisions stay on topic. The bill focuses only on adding shark attacks as a reason to send wireless emergency alerts to phones.
Who Is Affected
Who benefits, and who bears the cost?
People near shark attacks could receive warnings on their phones. The Federal Communications Commission must write and issue a new order within 180 days.
Cost & Funding
Is it affordable and responsibly funded?
The bill does not authorize or appropriate any dollar amount. It shifts a duty onto the Federal Communications Commission to write a new rule, which carries an agency workload cost.
Risks & Implementation
What could go wrong in practice?
The agency must complete and issue a formal order within 180 days, which depends on the Commission moving through its own rule-writing process on that schedule.
For the actual bill text, see congress.gov.
AI-generated · Published 6/5/2026