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5 cosponsors · 1 D, 4 R
1 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
- Senate Introduced Apr 27, 2015
- Senate Passed Sep 17, 2015
- House Passed Dec 16, 2015 420–1
- President To the President Dec 17, 2015
- President Signed Dec 18, 2015
- Law Dec 18, 2015
What it does: CRS summary · Public Law · Dec 18, 2015
(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.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
Votes to become law
About this bill and sources
Official title: Emergency Information Improvement Act of 2015
Latest action (Dec 18, 2015): Became Public Law No: 114-111.
Policy area: Emergency Management · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Apr 27, 2015
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML) · Embed in your story
- Senate Introduced Apr 27, 2015
- Senate Passed Sep 17, 2015
- House Passed Dec 16, 2015 420–1
- President To the President Dec 17, 2015
- President Signed Dec 18, 2015
- Law Dec 18, 2015
Final vote · House · Dec 16, 2015
Passage (two-thirds required) — Passed. Vote details
Speaker of the House: Paul D. Ryan