Social Media Working Group Act of 2014
Latest action · Jul 9, 2014 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMar 14, 2014
- Passed HouseJul 8, 2014
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on June 19, 2014. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Social Media Working Group Act of 2014 - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) a social media working group (the Group) to provide guidance and best practices to the emergency preparedness and response community on the use of social media technologies before, during, and after a terrorist attack or other emergency.
Requires the Group to submit an annual report that includes: (1) a review of current and emerging social media technologies being used to support preparedness and response activities related to terrorist attacks and other emergencies; (2) a review of best practices and lessons learned on the use of social media during the response to terrorist attacks and other emergencies that occurred during the period covered by the report; (3) recommendations to improve DHS's use of social media for emergency management purposes, to improve public awareness of the type of information disseminated through social media and how to access such information during a terrorist attack or other emergency, and to improve information sharing among DHS and its components and among state and local governments; (4) a review of available training for government officials on the use of social media in response to a terrorist attack or other emergency; and (5) a summary of coordination efforts with the private sector to discuss and resolve legal, operational, technical, privacy, and security concerns.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 369 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Passed375–19 | Jul 8, 2014 |
Cosponsors 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 14, 2014 to May 19, 2014; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne, Jr. | Original | Mar 14, 2014 |
| D-CA | Eric Swalwell | Original | Mar 14, 2014 |
| R-MS | Steven M. Palazzo | Original | Mar 14, 2014 |
| R-TX | Michael T. McCaul | May 19, 2014 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Homeland Security Committee | Referred Mar 14, 2014Markup Jun 11, 2014Reported Jun 19, 2014 |
| Emergency Management and Technology Subcommittee | Referred Mar 24, 2014Markup Mar 27, 2014Reported Mar 27, 2014 | |
| Senate | Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee | Referred Jul 9, 2014 |
Actions 16
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 9, 2014Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- Jul 8, 2014Mrs. Brooks (IN) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Jul 8, 2014Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5854-5856)
- Jul 8, 2014DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4263.
- Jul 8, 2014At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
- Jul 8, 2014Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5860-5861)
- Jul 8, 2014Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 375 - 19 (Roll no. 369). (text: CR H5854-5855)
- Jun 19, 2014Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 113-480.
- Jun 19, 2014Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 356.
- Jun 11, 2014Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Jun 11, 2014Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Mar 27, 2014Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Mar 27, 2014Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .
- Mar 24, 2014Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response and Communications.
- Mar 14, 2014Introduced in House
- Mar 14, 2014Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E1291 | Michael T. McCaul R-TX | Jul 31, 2014 |
| House | Debate and remarks H5854–H5856Text printed H5854Recorded votes H5860enact | Bennie G. Thompson D-MS, Donald M. Payne, Jr. D-NJ, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX, Susan W. Brooks R-IN | Jul 8, 2014 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Jun 17, 2014H.R. 4263, Social Media Working Group Act of 2014As ordered reported by the House Committee on Homeland Security on June 11, 2014
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H2485.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R41987 | Social Media for Emergencies and Disasters: Overview and Policy Considerations Archived | Report | Jun 15, 2016 |
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize the Department of Homeland Security to establish a social media working group, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Social Media Working Group Act of 2014
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- Social Media Working Group Act of 2014
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Social Media Working Group Act of 2014
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Emergency Management.
- Advisory bodies
- Congressional oversight
- Department of Homeland Security
- Emergency communications systems
- Emergency Management
- Emergency planning and evacuation
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Homeland security
- Internet and video services
- Internet, web applications, social media
- Telephone and wireless communication
- Terrorism
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 9, 2014Referred in Senate
- Jul 8, 2014Engrossed in House
- Jun 19, 2014Reported in House
- Mar 14, 2014Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
