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(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on September 21, 2015. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
DHS Social Media Improvement 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;
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.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing H.R. 623 as public Law on Nov 5, 2015. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.
House Feb 2, 2015
Social Media Working Group Act
Passed · Two-thirds required
328 Yea 51 Nay 54 not voting
Crossed both parties 51 of 379 voting members broke with their own party: 1 Democrat, 50 Republicans.
DemocratsRepublicansFilled: YeaRing: NayGrey: not voting or present
433 members on this roll call, from the official House record. Party majorities need at least five voting members, so an independent never counts as breaking with a party.
Signing on is not a vote: a member can cosponsor H.R. 623 and vote against it. 2 signed when it was filed.