1546 -- Emergency Information Improvement Act of 2015 | Poliscope

Emergency Information Improvement Act of 2015

1546

114th Congress

Emergency Management

In Committee

Legislative Progress

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Introduced

Committee

Floor Vote

Other Chamber

Enacted

Introduced

March 23, 2015

Latest Action

March 24, 2015

Primary Sponsor

Steven M. PalazzoRepublican(MS)

Momentum (last 30 days)

score

0 actions · 0 new cosponsors · 0 votes

Speed vs cohort

27pct

1d open

vs 6,526 other HR bills in the 114th — cohort avg 56d

Summary

Emergency Information Improvement Act of 2015 Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to include public 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. Makes this Act applicable to a major disaster declared by the President under such Act on or after October 28, 2012.

Lobbying filings that explicitly cite this bill (9)

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Filing registrants (3)

NAVIGATORS GLOBAL LLC (FORMERLY DC NAVIGATORS, LLC) (4)NPR, INC. (4)SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY (1)

NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIOclient→NAVIGATORS GLOBAL LLC (FORMERLY DC NAVIGATORS, LLC)

2015 · fourth_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV

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Issues related to the public radio system and NPR. H.R.1546 and S.1090 - Emergency Information Improvement Act of 2015 H.R. 1471 - FEMA Disaster Assistance Reform Act of 2015

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000

Subjects (3)

Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies

Disaster relief and insurance

News media and reporting

Actions (3)

March 24, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.

March 23, 2015

Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

March 23, 2015

Introduced in House

Congress.gov source codes: 1000, Intro-H

Committees

Committee	Chamber	Activity	Date
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee	House	Referred to	March 23, 2015

Text Versions

Version	Date	Links
Introduced in House	March 23, 2015	XML

Cosponsors (23)

Name	Party	State
Alcee L. Hastings	Democratic	FL
Andy Barr	Republican	KY
Ann Kirkpatrick	Democratic	AZ

Related Bills (2)

Bill	Congress	Relationship
S 1090	114th	Related bill
HR 1471	114th	Related bill

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NPR, INC.client→NPR, INC.

2015 · second_quarter · Disaster Planning/Emergencies

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HR 1546/S. 1090, the Emergency Information Improvement Act; National public alerting, warning and disaster relief legislation HR 1471, FEMA Disaster Assistance Reform Act of 2015.

Client expense: $129,750 · Firm income: Not reported

HR 1546

DUSTIN WATSON mr MICHAEL RIKSEN

Government targets: Corporation for Public Broadcasting, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE

SYRACUSE UNIVERSITYclient→SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY

2015 · second_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV

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Contacted Congressman Katko's office about HR 1546 Public Broadcasting emergency funding

Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported

HR 1546

ERIC PERSONS

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIOclient→NAVIGATORS GLOBAL LLC (FORMERLY DC NAVIGATORS, LLC)

2015 · second_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV

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Issues related to the public radio system and NPR. H.R.1546 - Emergency Information Improvement Act of 2015 H.R. 1471 - FEMA Disaster Assistance Reform Act of 2015

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000

H.R.1546

JOSH FINESTONE PATRICK ROBERTS PHILMORE ANDERSON

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

NPR, INC.client→NPR, INC.

2015 · first_quarter · Disaster Planning/Emergencies

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HR 1546, the Emergency Information Improvement Act; National public alerting, warning and disaster relief legislation HR 1471, FEMA Disaster Assistance Reform Act of 2015; HR 4903/S 2534, Homeland Security Appropriations

Client expense: $120,750 · Firm income: Not reported

HR 1546

DUSTIN WATSON mr MICHAEL RIKSEN

Government targets: Corporation for Public Broadcasting, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE

NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIOclient→NAVIGATORS GLOBAL LLC (FORMERLY DC NAVIGATORS, LLC)

2015 · first_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV

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Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets

Issues related to the public radio system and NPR. H.R.1546 - Emergency Information Improvement Act of 2015 H.R. 1471 - FEMA Disaster Assistance Reform Act of 2015

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000

H.R.1546

PATRICK ROBERTS PHILMORE ANDERSON

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE