US Congress House Bill 623 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on November 5 2015 - 100% progression
Action: 2015-11-05 - Became Public Law No: 114-80. (TXT | PDF)
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Social Media Working Group Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) 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 identify, and provide guidance and best practices to the emergency preparedness and response community on, the use of social media technologies before, during, and after a natural disaster or an act of terrorism or other man-made disaster. Requires the Group to submit an annual report that includes: a review and analysis of social media technologies used to support preparedness and response activities; a review of best practices and lessons learned; recommendations to improve DHS's use of social media technologies for emergency management purposes, recommendations to improve public awareness of the type of information disseminated through such technologies, and recommendations on how to access such information during a disaster; a review of available training for government officials on the use of social media technologies in response to a disaster; and a review of coordination efforts with the private sector to discuss and resolve legal, operational, technical, privacy, and security concerns. Terminates the Group five years after the enactment of this Act unless the chairperson renews it for a successive five-year period by submitting a certification that the continued existence of the Group is necessary. Provides for successive five-year renewal periods.

Social Media Working Group Act of 2015

Rep. Susan Brooks [R-IN]	Rep. Michael McCaul [R-TX]	Rep. Donald Payne [D-NJ]	Sen. Martha McSally [R-AZ]
Rep. Eric Swalwell [D-CA]

2015-02-02 - House - On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass (Y: 328 N: 51 NV: 54 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-11-05	Senate	Became Public Law No: 114-80. (TXT | PDF)
2015-11-05	Senate	Signed by President.
2015-11-02	Senate	Presented to President.
2015-10-28	Senate	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2015-10-28	Senate	On motion that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendment Agreed to by voice vote. (text as House agreed to Senate amendment: CR H7314-7315)
2015-10-28	Senate	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on the motion to agree to the Senate amendment to H.R. 623.
2015-10-28	Senate	Mr. Costello (PA) moved that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendment. (consideration: CR H7314-7316)
2015-10-08	Senate	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
2015-10-07	Senate	Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7223-7224; text as passed Senate: CR S7223-7224)
2015-09-21	Senate	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 234.
2015-09-21	Senate	Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 114-145.
2015-05-06	Senate	Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
2015-02-03	Senate	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
2015-02-02	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2015-02-02	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 328 - 51 (Roll no. 53). (text: CR H680-681)
2015-02-02	House	Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H685)
2015-02-02	House	At 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.
2015-02-02	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 623.
2015-02-02	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H680-683)
2015-02-02	House	Mrs. Brooks (IN) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
2015-02-02	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
2015-02-02	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response and Communications.
2015-01-30	House	Referred to House Homeland Security
2015-01-30	House	Referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure
2015-01-30	House	Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2015-01-30	House	Introduced in House

HB3583 (Related) 2016-04-27 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/623/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr623/BILLS-114hr623ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr623/BILLS-114hr623eh.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr623/BILLS-114hr623rs.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr623/BILLS-114hr623eas.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr623/BILLS-114hr623enr.pdf
Roll Call	https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/201553