The Mystic Alerts Act, which encourages the use of satellite connectivity to send alert messages in hard-to-reach areas to improve public safety capabilities;
Support stronger public safety capabilities in hard-to-reach areas through satellite connectivity alert systems.
Occurrences
Evidence
The Clerk lists Harold Rogers as Kentucky (KY) - 5th, Republican, with oath of office on Jan. 03, 2025, and committee assignments on Appropriations including Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies.
The FCC adopted a Supplemental Coverage from Space framework to enable satellite-terrestrial networks to connect existing handsets in areas not covered by terrestrial networks. The order says SCS will expand communications services, particularly emergency services, so connectivity and assistance are available in more remote places, and applies interim 911 call and text routing requirements.
The FCC authorized SpaceX to provide Supplemental Coverage from Space in the United States through a T-Mobile spectrum lease and said the authorization supports lower-latency satellite service for rural and remote areas that lack terrestrial wireless service options.
Federal EAS rules state that the system provides immediate communications to the public during emergencies and applies to broadcast, cable, wireline video, wireless cable, Direct Broadcast Satellite services, Satellite Digital Audio Radio Service, and other participants.
Assessments
The public-safety connectivity outcome was substantially advanced through FCC emergency alert rules and the 2024 Supplemental Coverage from Space framework, including satellite-terrestrial coverage for remote areas and interim 911 call/text routing requirements. However, the evidence does not show Harold Rogers personally wrote, sponsored, funded, or materially advanced these satellite alert or emergency connectivity actions. Because the capability exists or is being implemented but candidate-specific contribution is not established, this merits partial credit rather than full delivery.