A new federal bill aimed at preventing shark attacks by sending real-time alerts to beachgoers’ phones is making waves in Congress. The legislation, known as Lulu’s Law, passed the U.S. Senate this week and is now headed to the House for a vote.

A recent Senate-approved bill, "Lulu's Law," aims to establish a national wireless emergency alert system for shark attacks, inspired by 16-year-old survivor Lulu Gribbin.

The U.S. Senate has passed Lulu’s law, a bill designed to send real-time alerts to mobile devices during shark attacks along U.S. coastlines.<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=" More