Skip to Content

Do you allow analytics?

We use analytics tools to understand how people use the site. They're optional: if you decline, the site works the same, no analytics cookies are set and Google gets only a cookieless, anonymous count signal. Your votes are saved either way; the details are in the privacy policy.

Referandom is here: Tinder for Congress 🔥

Support Referandom
Education and ScienceH.R. 7022Comments

Mystic Alerts Act

Official title: To provide for the transmission of emergency alerts by satellite, and for other purposes.

What Do You Think?

How would you vote?

Referandom Vote

Vote to see the result.

Where the Bill Stands

  1. Introduced, done
  2. Committee, done
  3. Floor Vote, done
  4. Outcome, shown after you vote

What This Bill Does

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.

Sponsors

Related Documents

Bill on Congress.govWeb Page ↗ (opens in a new tab)

Timeline

  1. SenateSenate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation discharged by Unanimous Consent.
  2. Library of CongressPassed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
  3. Floor Vote
  4. Passed Congress
  5. SenateCommittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
  6. SenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
  7. House floor actionsMr. Allen moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  8. House floor actionsReported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-616.
  9. House committee actionsCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  10. House committee actionsSubcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  11. Library of CongressIntroduced in House
  12. House floor actionsReferred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
  13. House committee actionsReferred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
  14. Introduced
  15. Committee

Comments

Comments with insults, hate speech or personal information are removed.