HR 1546 · 114th Congress 2015–2017, ended

Emergency Information Improvement Act of 2015

Introduced Mar 23, 2015 Originated House Sponsor Steven M. Palazzo R-MS

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Mar 24, 2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.

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.

  1. IntroducedMar 23, 2015
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Emergency Information Improvement Act of 2015

Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to include public broadcasting facilities within the definition of a "private nonprofit facility" that provides essential services of a governmental nature to the general public, and to include broadcast and telecommunications within the definition of "critical services" provided by such a facility, for purposes of eligibility for certain disaster assistance.

Makes this Act applicable to a major disaster declared by the President under such Act on or after October 28, 2012.

Cosponsors 23

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 23, 2015 to Sep 18, 2015; 10 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-TXBlake FarentholdOriginalMar 23, 2015
R-ALBradley ByrneOriginalMar 23, 2015
D-NYBrian HigginsOriginalMar 23, 2015
R-NYChristopher P. GibsonOriginalMar 23, 2015
R-AKDon YoungOriginalMar 23, 2015
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalMar 23, 2015
D-CAEric SwalwellOriginalMar 23, 2015
D-NYJerrold NadlerOriginalMar 23, 2015
R-NYRichard L. HannaOriginalMar 23, 2015
D-NYSteve IsraelOriginalMar 23, 2015
R-KYAndy BarrApr 14, 2015
R-FLThomas J. RooneyApr 15, 2015
R-NJFrank A. LoBiondoApr 28, 2015
R-TNJohn J. Duncan, Jr.May 14, 2015
R-FLRichard B. NugentJun 9, 2015
D-AZAnn KirkpatrickJul 14, 2015
D-FLPatrick MurphyJul 14, 2015
R-NDKevin CramerJul 22, 2015
D-TXMarc A. VeaseyJul 22, 2015
D-FLTheodore E. DeutchJul 23, 2015
D-FLAlcee L. HastingsSep 18, 2015
D-NJDonald M. Payne, Jr.Sep 18, 2015
R-MOSam GravesSep 18, 2015

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseTransportation and Infrastructure Committee
Referred Mar 23, 2015
Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee
Referred Mar 24, 2015

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Mar 24, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
  2. Mar 23, 2015Introduced in House
  3. Mar 23, 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.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Clause 18 of Section 8 of Article I of the United States Constitution, which states that Congress has the power ``to make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.''

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 48, March 23, 2015, page H1849.

Related bills 2

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 1090Emergency Information Improvement Act of 2015Related billDec 18, 2015
HR 1471FEMA Disaster Assistance Reform Act of 2015Related billMar 1, 2016

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to provide eligibility for public broadcasting facilities to receive certain disaster assistance, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced
Emergency Information Improvement Act of 2015

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Emergency Management.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Mar 23, 2015Introduced in House

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