Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Modernization Act of 2015
Latest action · Dec 30, 2016 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 711.
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 19, 2015
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)
Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Modernization Act of 2015
This bill directs the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to modernize and implement the integrated public alert and warning system of the United States to ensure that the President is able, under all conditions, to alert governmental authorities and the civilian population in areas endangered by disasters, including by:
- establishing common alerting and warning protocols, standards, terminology, and operating procedures for such system;
- including in such system the capability to adapt the distribution and content of communications on the basis of geographic location, risks, or personal user preferences and to alert individuals with disabilities and individuals with access and functional needs;
- ensuring that training, tests, and exercises are conducted for such system;
- establishing and integrating into the National Incident Management System a comprehensive and periodic training program to instruct and educate federal, state, tribal, and local government officials in the use of the Common Alerting Protocol enabled Emergency Alert System; and
- ensuring that the system is resilient, secure, and can withstand acts of terrorism and other external attacks.
The system shall:
- incorporate multiple communications technologies,
- be designed to incorporate future technologies for communicating directly with the public to provide alerts to the largest portion of the affected population feasible and to improve the ability of remote areas to receive alerts,
- promote local and regional partnerships to enhance community preparedness and response,
- provide redundant alert mechanisms, and
- protect individual privacy.
FEMA must: (1) submit a detailed plan to implement the system, including a time line, a spending plan, and recommendations for any additional authority necessary; and (2) establish the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Advisory Committee to develop recommendations for the system.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Mar 19, 2015.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IN | André Carson | Original | Mar 19, 2015 |
| R-PA | Bill Shuster | Original | Mar 19, 2015 |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Original | Mar 19, 2015 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Referred Mar 19, 2015Markup Apr 15, 2015Reported Dec 30, 2016 |
| Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee | Referred Mar 20, 2015Discharged Apr 15, 2015 |
Actions 8
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 30, 2016Reported by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 114-900.
- Dec 30, 2016Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 711.
- Apr 15, 2015Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management Discharged.
- Apr 15, 2015Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Apr 15, 2015Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
- Mar 20, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
- Mar 19, 2015Introduced in House
- Mar 19, 2015Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
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
- Apr 27, 2015H.R. 1472, Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Modernization Act of 2015As ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on April 15, 2015
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 47, March 19, 2015, page H1804.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1180 | Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Modernization Act of 2015 | Related bill | Apr 11, 2016 |
| HR 1738 | Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Modernization Act of 2015 | Related bill | Dec 8, 2016 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To establish a modernized national Integrated Public Alert and Warning System, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Modernization Act of 2015
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Modernization Act of 2015
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Emergency Management.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 30, 2016Reported in House
- Mar 19, 2015Introduced 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.
