H.R. 7022 · Where this bill is now
Passed both chambers
House: Passed Apr 20, 2026, by voice vote; Senate: Passed Sep 30, 2026, by unanimous consent
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryAdds satellite to emergency alert systems
Right now, wireless emergency alerts reach your phone through ground-based cell networks. This bill would let wireless companies also send alerts through satellites. Companies that participate would have to tell the FCC whether they'll use satellite technology, and the FCC would create the technical rules for how satellite alerts work. If a company chooses not to send alerts via satellite, it has to let customers know.
How it affects you
If your wireless provider opts into satellite alerts, you could receive emergency warnings even in areas where ground cell networks don't reach well. You can always choose not to get satellite alerts if you prefer. Customers of providers that skip satellite transmission will be notified of that choice.
Read the official summary (Introduced in House, Jan 12, 2026)
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.
Written by AI (Claude) using only the official summary by the Congressional Research Service, the Library of Congress’s nonpartisan research staff. It can miss nuance, so check the official summary and the bill text for details.
2nd SessionH. R. 7022
AN ACT
Mystic Alerts Act
Sponsor: Rep. August Pfluger (R-TX-11) · Introduced Jan 12, 2026 · Science, Technology, Communications · 5 versions of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Sep 30, 2026: “Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5237-5238)”
Numbers that changed
Dollar amounts, dates and percentages, taken word for word from the text| Section | Where | Before | After |
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| Sec. 2Time period | Transmission of emergency alerts by satellite…9–1–1 communications. (3) Final rule Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this…Introduced → Committee version | 12 months | 18 months |
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