To direct the Federal Communications Commission to promulgate regulations establishing metrics, goals, and minimum requirements with respect to the delivery of wireless emergency alerts, and for other purposes.
Key claim: This House bill would require the FCC to write rules setting performance metrics, goals, and minimum standards for how wireless emergency alerts are delivered to the public.
Abstract
(HR10940 · 119th Congress) Latest action (2026-10-29): Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Why this matters
Wireless Emergency Alerts are a primary channel for warning the public about imminent threats, but there are currently no FCC-set quantitative performance standards for how reliably or quickly alerts reach handsets. A statutory directive to establish metrics, goals, and minimums would push carriers and device makers toward measurable delivery obligations, with downstream effects on infrastructure, device compatibility, and testing. The bill remains at the introduction stage, so the practical effect is contingent on advancement.