A bill named in honor of the Mountain Brook teenager who lost her left hand and her right leg above the knee in a shark attack last year was reintroduced Wednesday in Congress by a pair of Alabama lawmakers.

Lulu’s Law, sponsored by Sen. Katie Britt, R-Ala., in the Senate and Rep. Gary Palmer, R-Hoover, in the House, was inspired by Lulu Gribbin and directs the Federal Communication Commission to issue an order providing that shark attacks are events for which wireless emergency alerts (WEAs) may be transmitted.

“Last June, the unthinkable happened when Lulu suffered a devastating shark attack. When Lulu woke up, she said, ‘I made it’ and since then, she has only continued to prove her resilience,” Britt said in a statement. “I’m incredibly proud of her faith, her courage, and her strength – she truly personifies both grace and grit. Lulu’s Law would empower authorities to quickly and accurately put information in the hands of beachgoers to help keep them out of harm’s way. This is a commonsense measure aimed at keeping families safe – a cause that I know people can rally around, just like her local community, our great state, and the entire nation have rallied around Lulu.”

Lulu’s Law, according to Britt, would empower authorized local, state, tribal, and federal government authorities to quickly deploy warnings via mobile phone alert messages to the public if a shark has attacked someone or if the conditions enhancing the possibility of a shark attack are present.

Lulu, then 15, and 16-year-old McCray Faust, both Mountain Brook High School students, were on a mother-daughter trip at Seacrest Beach on Florida’s Gulf Coast June 7 when the teens were bitten while looking for sand dollars with their friends. Lulu’s twin sister, Ellie, was there as well and has describe what happened that day.

Lulu was critically injured, losing her left hand and her right leg above the knee. McCray sustained bite injuries to her lower leg and foot.

The shark attack happened just 90 minutes – and a few miles away – after 45-year-old Elisabeth Foley of Virginia was also critically injured in a separate attack.

Though the beaches were shut down following the attacks, there was widespread concern that it took too long to do so and there was no notification system that would have alerted beachgoers – including Lulu and her friends – to the first attack.

Multiple bystanders jumped in to help Lulu, including Stephen Beene, who pulled Lulu from the shark, and Matthew Lidle, who took Lulu from Beene and carried her to the shore. Doctors and nurses who were also vacationing there jumped into action, putting tourniquets on Lulu’s wounds.

Lulu spent months in hospitals and rehabilitation facilities. She underwent multiple surgeries and was fitting for prosthetics before returning to Alabama from a North Carolina hospital in August.

In September, Lulu was shown golfing on the lulug.strong Instagram account, which the teen and her family have used to track her recovery, and she returned to Mountain Brook High School.

Lulu’s parents, Ann Blair and Joe Gribbin, said Lulu’s Law will help keep children safe.

“We are eternally grateful that Lulu survived the shark attack almost one year ago – she is truly a miracle. Since the attack, she has adapted to her new lifestyle and has been an inspiration to so many,” they said. “We firmly believe this accident could have been prevented with a better alert system. We’re grateful to Sen. Britt for continuing to advocate for Lulu’s Law and we encourage Congress to pass it for families like ours who just want to keep our children safe.”

Britt and Palmer’s bills, which were identical, stalled in their respective Senate and House committees.

It was not immediately clear why the legislation failed to move last year.

Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., is a cosponsor of Britt’s bill.