{"bill":{"id":"119-hr-7022","congress":119,"type":"HR","number":7022,"title":"Mystic Alerts Act","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2026-01-12","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"P000048","fullName":"Rep. Pfluger, August [R-TX-11]","party":"R","state":"TX","district":11}],"cosponsorsCount":4,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2026-04-15","text":"Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 534."},"policyArea":"Science, Technology, Communications","subjects":["Emergency communications systems","Public-private cooperation","Spacecraft and satellites"],"actions":[{"date":"2026-04-15","text":"Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 534.","type":"Calendars","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-04-15","text":"Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-616.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-04-15","text":"Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-616.","type":"Committee","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-03-25","text":"Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 52 - 0.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-03-25","text":"Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-01-15","text":"Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-01-15","text":"Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-01-12","text":"Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-01-12","text":"Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-01-12","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-01-12","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":"<p><strong>Mystic Alerts Act</strong></p><p>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.)</p><p>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).</p><p>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.</p><p>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.</p>","updateDate":"2026-04-16T12:38:20Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":537,"ts":"2026-04-17T07:59:48.378Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"/api/public/query-gov?q=Mystic%20Alerts%20Act"}]}}