House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Committee action
Lulu’s Law
Official title: 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.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMar 11, 2025
- Committee actionApr 9, 2026
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Apr 9, 2026 — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 518.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2076.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2076, Lulu’s Law” on February 24, 2026. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on January 21, 2026”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, February 24, 2026 ↗
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- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/62177
- CBO publication date
- February 24, 2026
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2076, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/2076
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 4, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 119-598 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Energy and Commerce Committee on April 9, 2026.Source: Congress.gov, reported April 9, 2026 ↗
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- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/119/HRPT/598
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2076, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/2076
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 4, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. PALMER, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 45, March 11, 2025, Page H1152):Article 1 Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 11, 2025 ↗
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- 19 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2076, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/2076
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 4, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Congress.gov noteThe text of H.R.2076 is contained in the text of S.1003, which became Public Law 119-100.Source: Congress.gov, record updated August 4, 2026 ↗
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- H.R. 2076, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/2076
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 4, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
3 cosponsors — 3 Democrats
3 of 3 cosponsors (100%) are from the other party.
Shomari Figures (D-AL), Terri Sewell (D-AL), Eugene Vindman (D-VA).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Gary Palmer.
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- H.R. 8467 (119th) ZOMBIE Act
- H.R. 6373 (119th) Air Permitting Improvements to Protect National Security Act of 2025
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- H.R. 7934 (119th) Settlement Agreement Information Database Act of 2026
Related bills
- S. 1003 (119th) Lulu’s LawRelated bill
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 25, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.