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H.R.1738

H.R.1738: Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Modernization Act of 2015

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About This Bill

Introduced April 13, 2015
Latest Major Action Dec. 8, 2016
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Bill Sponsor

Gus Bilirakis (R-Fla.)

Bill Cosponsors

2 (All Republicans)

Bill Versions

Reported in House - Dec. 8, 2016
Introduced in House - April 13, 2015

Bill Summary

Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Modernization Act of 2015 (Sec. 3) This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to update, modernize, and implement the national integrated public alert and warning system, including by: ensuring that under all conditions the President is able to alert and warn governmental authorities and the civilian population in areas endangered by an...

(Source: Library of Congress)

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Bill Actions

Date	Description
Dec. 8, 2016	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 667.
Dec. 8, 2016	Committee on Transportation discharged.
Dec. 8, 2016	Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 114-854, Part I.
May 20, 2015	Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
May 20, 2015	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 20, 2015	Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response and Communications Discharged.
April 27, 2015	Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response and Communications.
April 14, 2015	Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
April 13, 2015	Referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure
April 13, 2015	Referred to House Homeland Security
April 13, 2015	Introduced in the House by Gus Bilirakis (R-Fla.)

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