Mystic Alerts Act
Where it stands
- Introduced1/12/26
- Passed HousePassed 4/20/26
- SenatePassed 9/30/26
- PresidentSigned 10/22/26
- LawPublic Law 119-136
Passed the House by voice vote on April 20, 2026. Passed the Senate by unanimous consent on September 30, 2026. Became Public Law 119-136 on October 22, 2026.
Passed by voice vote or unanimous consent — no individual positions were recorded.
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.
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1/12/26
What happens next
Became Public Law 119-136.
All actions (24)
- 1/12/26Introduced in House
- 1/12/26Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- 1/12/26Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
- 1/15/26Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- 1/15/26Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
- 3/25/26Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- 3/25/26Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 52 - 0.
- 4/15/26Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-616.
- 4/15/26Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 534.
- 4/20/26Mr. Allen moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- 4/20/26Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2970-2971)
- 4/20/26DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 7022.
- 4/20/26Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2970)
- 4/20/26On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2970)
- 4/20/26Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- 4/21/26Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- 9/16/26Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- 9/30/26Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation discharged by Unanimous Consent.
- 9/30/26Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- 9/30/26Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5237-5238)
- 10/14/26Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- 10/15/26Presented to President.
- 10/22/26Signed by President.
- 10/22/26Became Public Law No: 119-136.