HR 2076 Re-checks Congress.gov for new actions and updates the bill's status, and fills in any sponsors, committees, or related bills that are missing. It does not re-pull sponsors/cosponsors/committees/related — those rarely change — and it skips all work if nothing has changed upstream, so it's cheap to click.
H. R. 2076 To require the Federal Communications Commission to issue an order providing that a shark attack is an event for which a wireless emergency alert may be transmitted, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill directs the Federal Communications Commission to issue an order within 180 days of enactment that permits shark attacks to be designated as an event for which wireless emergency alerts may be transmitted. Wireless emergency alerts are the emergency notification system that sends alerts to mobile phones regarding threats such as severe weather, earthquakes, and other public emergencies. Under this bill, shark attack incidents would be added to the list of eligible events for which such alerts could be issued, allowing coastal communities and beaches to notify the public immediately of shark attacks in their area. The bill would enable the same rapid emergency notification mechanism used for other public safety threats to be used for alerting the public to shark attacks.
AI-generated plain-language summary of the bill text — neutral, and may be imperfect. See the full text below for the exact wording.
Sponsor (1)
3 cosponsors
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Gary J. Palmer’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- NULL $215,400
- ARD CONTRACTING $23,300
- WELLBORN CABINETS $13,500
- HAMMER LGC $13,200
- NEWCASTLE CONSTRUCTION $13,200
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Gary J. Palmer → · Outside spending →
Actions (7)
- Apr 9, 2026 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 518. · house
- Apr 9, 2026 Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-598. · house
- Jan 15, 2026 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote. · house
- Jan 15, 2026 Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held · house
- Mar 11, 2025 Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology. · house
- Mar 11, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. · house
- Mar 11, 2025 Introduced in House
More bills on these subjects (8)
Other bills that carry the most legislative subjects in common with this one (topical discovery — distinct from the procedural related bills above).
Similar bills (6)
Bills with similar text or summary — includes reintroductions across Congresses. Ranked by semantic similarity of the bill text (computed locally); a neutral discovery aid, not a claim the bills are duplicates.
Text versions (2)
Bills are re-published as they move (Introduced → Reported → Engrossed → Enrolled …). Each stage below is a separate text; pick two to see what changed. Data from Congress.gov.
Committee action
What happened to this bill in committee — the meetings where it was considered and every recorded vote taken on it.
Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 11, 2025
Mr. Palmer introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
April 9, 2026
Additional sponsors: Mr. Figures, Ms. Sewell, and Mr. Vindman
April 9, 2026
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed
A BILL
To require the Federal Communications Commission to issue an order providing that a shark attack is an event for which a wireless emergency alert may be transmitted, 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 “Lulu’s Law”.
SEC. 2. WIRELESS EMERGENCY ALERTS.
(a) Definition.—In this section, the term “Alert Message” has the meaning given the term in section 10.10(a) of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulation.
(b) Requirement.—Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Federal Communications Commission shall issue an order to provide that a shark attack is an event for which an Alert Message may be transmitted. Union Calendar No. 518
119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 2076
[Report No. 119-598]
A BILL
To require the Federal Communications Commission to issue an order providing that a shark attack is an event for which a wireless emergency alert may be transmitted, and for other purposes.
April 9, 2026
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed
Comments