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H.R. 7022 · 119th Congress

Mystic Alerts Act

Introduced Jan 12, 2026Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications

Read the textOn Congress.gov

Status: Passed Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. Committee
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. To President
  6. Law

Latest action

: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5237-5238)

Summary

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.

Summary by the Congressional Research Service.

Actions

  1. Senate

    Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5237-5238)

  2. Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

  3. Senate

    Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation discharged by Unanimous Consent.

  4. Senate

    Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

  5. Senate

    Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

  6. House

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

  7. House

    On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2970)

  8. House

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 7022.

  9. House

    Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2970-2971)

  10. House

    Mr. Allen moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

  11. House

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 534.

  12. House

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-616.

Show 7 earlier actions
  1. House

    Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 52 - 0.

  2. House

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

  3. House

    Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.

  4. House

    Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

  5. House

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.

  6. House

    Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

  7. Introduced in House