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S. 1003119th CongressScience, Technology, Communications
Lulu’s Law
Sponsored by Sen. Katie Boyd Britt (R-AL) · 9 active : 5 Republicans, 4 Democrats
Latest action: Became Public Law No: 119-100.
Where it standsBecame law11 senators score as swing votes
Became law
- Senate: passedJul 8, 2025
- House: passedMay 20, 2026
- President: Signed into lawJun 26, 2026
Summary
, via Congress.govLulu’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.)
How the projections held up
Each member’s recorded vote compared with their swing projection from before the vote. A member by voting against most of their own party.
House
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and PassPassed401 yea, 6 nayMay 20, 2026 · Roll call 181
| BandBand before the vote | VotedVoted yea or nay | BrokeBroke with party | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swing | 66 | 0 | 0% |
| Middle | 219 | 4 | 2% |
| Entrenched | 119 | 2 | 2% |
| Insufficient data |
Committees and subjects
Committees
- Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation · SenateReported by · Markup by · Referred to
Subjects
- Animal protection and human-animal relationships
- Emergency communications systems
- Fishes
Model
Directional: count only breaks toward the other partyWhy do scores change?v3default (selected)v2 model swing-v2
How the Senate breaks down
- 11Swing 70–100
- 54Middle 30–70
- 35Entrenched 0–30
Members fall into . All 100 senators have enough data to score.
Key players in the Senate
Ranked by swing score, 0–100 · swing-v3, directional: only movement toward the other party counts, so members who sit further from the center than their party no longer score as swing votes.
Bars show each input from 0 to 100: ideology gap, scorecard gap, , and the . is the seat’s partisan lean, and shows how much of the input data a score has.
Similar past votes, Senate
Earlier behind swing-v3’s inputLoading similar votes
Cosponsors
9 activeShow all 9 cosponsors
- Bill Cassidy (R-LA)
- Brian Schatz (D-HI)
- Deb Fischer (R-NE)
- Pete Ricketts (R-NE)
- Raphael G. Warnock (D-GA)
- Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV)
- Tim Kaine (D-VA)
- Tommy Tuberville (R-AL)
- Christopher A. Coons (D-DE)
How the swing score works
Ideology gapHow far a member’s DW-NOMINATE voting score sits from their party’s median in the same chamber.
Scorecard gapHow far their Heritage Action and LCV ratings stray from their party’s average, using the groups’ votes on similar bills where available.
Cross-pressureHow strongly their district or state leans toward the other party, from our own computed partisan lean.
Similar votesHow often they voted against their own party on earlier roll calls about this bill or similar ones.
Committee bonusMembers of the committees handling the bill decide whether it moves, so they get a boost.
Cosponsor checkThe sponsor and active cosponsors have already committed, so they drop toward entrenched.
