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S. 1003

U.S. Senate•Passed

Summary

S. 1003, “Lulu’s Law”, was introduced in the Senate on Mar 12, 2025 by Sen. Katie Boyd Britt (R) with 9 co-sponsors. It last saw action on Jun 26, 2026: Became Public Law No: 119-100. It is now Public Law 119-100.

Record

Text

S. 1003 has 9 co-sponsors and 1 roll call.

sb1003/enrolled.txt
S1003 ENR: Lulu’s Law
 U.S. Senate
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
     One Hundred Nineteenth Congress of the United States of America
     2d Session
     Begun and held at the City of Washington on Saturday, the third day of January, two thousand and twenty six
     S. 1003
     IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
     AN ACT
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.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as   Lulu’s Law  .
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.
  Speaker of the House of Representatives  Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-03-12
  2. Passed Senate2025-07-08
  3. Passed House2026-05-20
  4. Conference
  5. To President2026-06-15
  6. Became Law2026-06-26

CRS Summary

The summaries are the Congressional Research Service’s, one per stage. Read them in full.

Public Law Jun 26, 2026

sb1003/public-law.md

Shown Here:
Public Law (06/26/2026)

Lulu’s Law

This act requires the Federal Communications Commission to issue an order explicitly permitting the transmission of wireless emergency alerts to mobile phones in the event of a shark attack.

(Under current regulations, authorized government authorities are permitted to send wireless emergency alerts regarding public safety emergencies, including severe weather, missing children, and other threats to life or property.)

Introduced in Senate Mar 12, 2025

sb1003/introduced-in-senate.md

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Introduced in Senate (03/12/2025)

Lulu’s Law

This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission to issue an order explicitly permitting the transmission of wireless emergency alerts to mobile phones in the event of a shark attack.

(Under current regulations, authorized government authorities are permitted to send wireless emergency alerts regarding public safety emergencies, including severe weather, missing children, and other threats to life or property.)

Sponsors

Sen. Katie Boyd Britt (R) sponsors S. 1003, and 9 members have co-sponsored it, 8 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

S. 1003 went before 1 committee: Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Reported By · Jun 12, 2025 · 458 Bills

Reports

1 committee report has been filed on S. 1003, the latest S. Rept. 119-30.

Actions

S. 1003 has taken 21 actions since Mar 12, 2025, the latest on Jun 26, 2026.

ChamberAction
Jun 26, 2026
Senate
Signed by President.
Jun 26, 2026
Senate
Became Public Law No: 119-100.
Jun 15, 2026
Senate
Presented to President.
May 20, 202612:18
House
Mr. Palmer moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
May 20, 202612:18
House
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3642-3643)

Votes

S. 1003 went to 1 roll call in the House, the latest on May 20, 2026 at 401–6.

ChamberQuestion
Yea
Nay
May 20, 2026
House
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass
401
6

1 bill is related to S. 1003.

Titles

S. 1003 goes by 6 titles, 4 of them short titles.

  • Lulu’s Law — Short Titles from ENR (Enrolled) bill text
  • Lulu’s Law — Display Title
  • Lulu’s Law — Short Title(s) as Passed Senate
  • Lulu’s Law — Short Title(s) as Reported to Senate
  • Lulu’s Law — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • 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. — Official Title as Introduced

Cost estimate

The Congressional Budget Office has filed 1 estimate for S. 1003, the latest on Jun 11, 2025.

  • S. 1003, Lulu’s Law — 2025-06-11As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on April 30, 2025

Lobbying

3 clients hired 3 firms and 14 registered lobbyists who named S. 1003 in 10 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Telecommunications, Consumer Issues/Safety/Products, Budget/Appropriations, Defense, Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice, Manufacturing.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
COMPETITIVE CARRIERS ASSOCIATION—District of Columbia16—
CTIA: THE WIRELESS ASSOCIATIONWireless Telecommunications AssociationDistrict of Columbia12$100K
CTIA-THE WIRELESS ASSOCIATION—District of Columbia12—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
COMPETITIVE CARRIERS ASSOCIATION16—
CTIA-THE WIRELESS ASSOCIATION12—
MERCURY STRATEGIES, LLC12$100K

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
EMERALD LITKE-SMITH116
MARIBETH COLLINS116
TIMOTHY DONOVAN116
JOHN HOWES114
ANDREW FIELDS112
ANNE-MARIE KELLEY112
CHLOE RODRIGUEZ112
CHRIS MCNAMEE112
JAMES GREEN112
KELLY COLE112
SARAH VERSAGGI112
SCOTT STOCKWELL112
TOM HEBERT112
TREVOR JONES112

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
CTIA-THE WIRELESS ASSOCIATIONCTIA-THE WIRELESS ASSOCIATION2025 first_quarter$5.3M1st Quarter - Report
CTIA-THE WIRELESS ASSOCIATIONCTIA-THE WIRELESS ASSOCIATION2025 second_quarter$4M2nd Quarter - Report
COMPETITIVE CARRIERS ASSOCIATIONCOMPETITIVE CARRIERS ASSOCIATION2026 second_quarter$170K2nd Quarter - Report
COMPETITIVE CARRIERS ASSOCIATIONCOMPETITIVE CARRIERS ASSOCIATION2025 third_quarter$160K3rd Quarter - Report
COMPETITIVE CARRIERS ASSOCIATIONCOMPETITIVE CARRIERS ASSOCIATION2025 second_quarter$160K2nd Quarter - Report
COMPETITIVE CARRIERS ASSOCIATIONCOMPETITIVE CARRIERS ASSOCIATION2025 first_quarter$160K1st Quarter - Report
COMPETITIVE CARRIERS ASSOCIATIONCOMPETITIVE CARRIERS ASSOCIATION2026 first_quarter$150K1st Quarter - Report
COMPETITIVE CARRIERS ASSOCIATIONCOMPETITIVE CARRIERS ASSOCIATION2025 fourth_quarter$150K4th Quarter - Report
CTIA: THE WIRELESS ASSOCIATIONMERCURY STRATEGIES, LLC2025 second_quarter$50K2nd Quarter - Report
CTIA: THE WIRELESS ASSOCIATIONMERCURY STRATEGIES, LLC2025 first_quarter$50K1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 1003 under Science, Technology, Communications, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 3 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 1003’s is Science, Technology, Communications.

s1003/policy-areas.txt
Science, Technology, CommunicationsAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Legislative Subjects

S. 1003 carries 3 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Animal protection and human-animal relationships to Fishes.

s1003/subjects.txt
Animal protection and human-animal relationshipsEmergency communications systemsFishes

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com