[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7022 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7022

 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

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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.--Each provider of commercial mobile 
        service that 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) shall file an 
        election with the Federal Communications Commission with 
        respect to whether the provider intends to also transmit such 
        alerts by satellite to the subscribers or users of the 
        commercial mobile service of the provider.
            (2) Notification; agreement.--If a provider described under 
        paragraph (1) elects to transmit emergency alerts to 
        subscribers or users by satellite, 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 
        and users of the commercial mobile service of the provider 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 of 
        commercial mobile service described under paragraph (1) elects 
        to transmit emergency alerts to subscribers and users by 
        satellite, the provider shall prevent the device of any 
        subscriber or user 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.
    (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 
        relevant technical standards, protocols, procedures, 
        interoperability requirements, and other technical requirements 
        necessary to enable satellite alerting capability for providers 
        of commercial mobile service that voluntarily elect to transmit 
        emergency alerts, including standards for training such 
        providers on enabling such capability.
            (2) Final rule.--Not later than 12 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 standards, protocols, procedures, 
        and requirements described under paragraph (1).
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