Representative Kevin Mullin Introduces Bill to Enhance Emergency Alert System Integrity
Representative Kevin Mullin has introduced H.R. 10940, known as the Reliable Emergency Alert Delivery Integrity Act of 2026 (READI Act). This bill, received on October 29, 2026, aims to direct the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to establish new national rules for wireless emergency alerts (WEA). Within 18 months of the bill's enactment, the FCC would be required to issue regulations setting performance metrics for alert delivery speed, reliability, and accuracy in targeting. These regulations would also define specific goals for alert performance and minimum requirements for participating wireless providers, which cannot be weaker than the performance observed in the most recent FCC-tested WEA test. The FCC would also need to evaluate capabilities for improving alerts, such as better location targeting, longer messages, multilingual options, and device compatibility. Additionally, the bill mandates annual data reporting from wireless providers to the FCC and requires the FCC to post yearly perform...