Shark 'Amber Alert' Law to Keep US Beaches Safe Moves Forward in Congress

Shark 'Amber Alert' law to keep US beaches safe moves forward in Congress

Lulu’s Law, a bipartisan bill to create a shark alert system for U.S. beaches, has passed the Senate and heads to the House. The law is inspired by fatal shark attacks.

Senate unanimously passes Lulu’s Law to establish shark attack alert system

The U.S. Senate on Tuesday unanimously passed Lulu’s Law, which would establish a system to issue a public notice to cellphones when there’s been a shark attack nearby.

"Lulu's Law" passes U.S. Senate, now heads to House of Representatives

The bipartisan bill was named after the Mountain Brook teen who lost her leg and hand in a shark attack on vacation

Lulu's Law passes in the U.S. Senate

WASHINGTON, D.C. (WHNT) — The U.S. Senate passed Lulu's Law, bipartisan legislation named in honor of 16-year-old Lulu Gribbin, that was sponsored by U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-AL). The legislation would direct the Federal Communication Commission to issue an order providing that shark attacks are events for which wireless emergency alerts (WEAs) may be transmitted. “Just over a year since Lulu survived a nearly fatal shark attack, I couldn’t b…