Emergency Information Improvement Act of 2015 became law 235 days after introduction, with cosponsors from both parties
IntroducedApr 27, 2015
ReportedJun 24, 2015
Passed one chamberSep 17, 2015
Passed bothDec 16, 2015
LawDec 18, 2015
What it changes · CRS summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 89 words.
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the Senate reported version is repeated here.) Emergency Information Improvement Act of 2015
(Sec. 2) Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to include 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.
Context
- Committees
- House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee - Policy area
- Emergency Management: 54 of 1,024 bills became law, 113th–118th (5.3%)
- Sponsor
- 3 of 567 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 6, from enrolled bill to public law · 317 words
- Subjects
- Broadcasting, cable, digital technologiesDisaster relief and insuranceNews media and reporting
- Latest action
- Dec 18, 2015: Became Public Law No: 114-111.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 2
Each bill appears once, under its strongest link. 2 in all.
Related, per CRS or House · 2
- 114th H.R. 1471 FEMA Disaster Assistance Reform Act of 2015 R · Passed one chamber
- 114th H.R. 1546 Emergency Information Improvement Act of 2015 R · Introduced
Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]