S. 1090Emergency Information Improvement Act of 2015

1 recorded action125 of these members are on the 2026 ballotWhat the measure does Read on Congress.gov

Sponsor: Cory A. Booker [D-NJ]
Cosponsors: 5 · 4 Republicans · 1 Democrat
Policy area: Emergency Management
Committees: Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
Latest action: Dec 18, 2015 · Became Public Law No: 114-111.

IntroducedApr 27, 2015
Passed the SenateSep 17, 2015
Passed the HouseDec 16, 2015
Sent to the PresidentDec 17, 2015
Became lawDec 18, 2015

What the measure doesCRS summary

(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, describing S. 1090 as public Law on Dec 18, 2015. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.

How every member votedHouse roll call 697

House Dec 16, 2015

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass

Emergency Information Improvement Act of 2015

Passed · Two-thirds required

420 Yea 1 Nay 12 not voting

Crossed both parties 1 of 421 voting members broke with their own party: 1 Republican.

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How the chamber split

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DemocratsRepublicansFilled: YeaRing: NayGrey: not voting or present

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All members433 members

Democratic188 members

Republican245 members

marks half of the votes cast. A party’s majority is the side most of its voting members took.

Cosponsors5 · 4 Republicans · 1 Democrat

Signing on is not a vote: a member can cosponsor S. 1090 and vote against it. 1 signed when it was filed.

RTed Cruz [R-TX]Original

RPAT ROBERTS [R-KS]Joined Jul 9, 2015

RJohn Boozman [R-AR]Joined Aug 3, 2015

RCory Gardner [R-CO]Joined Aug 5, 2015

DRobert Menendez [D-NJ]Joined Sep 15, 2015

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S. 1090Emergency Information Improvement Act of 2015

What the measure doesCRS summary

How every member votedHouse roll call 697

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass

How the chamber split

Cosponsors5 · 4 Republicans · 1 Democrat

S. 1090Emergency Information Improvement Act of 2015

What the measure doesCRS summary

How every member votedHouse roll call 697

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass

How the chamber split

Cosponsors5 · 4 Republicans · 1 Democrat

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