Social Media Working Group Act of 2015
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 provide guidance and best practices to the emergency preparedness and response community on the use of social media technologies before, during, and after a terrorist attack or other emergency.
Requires the Group to submit an annual report that includes: (1) a review of current and emerging social media technologies being used to support preparedness and response activities related to terrorist attacks and other emergencies; (2) a review of best practices and lessons learned on the use of social media during the response to terrorist attacks and other emergencies that occurred during the period covered by the report; (3) recommendations to improve DHS's use of social media for emergency management purposes, to improve public awareness of the type of information disseminated through social media and how to access such information during a terrorist attack or other emergency, and to improve information sharing among DHS and its components and among state and local governments; (4) a review of available training for government officials on the use of social media in response to a terrorist attack or other emergency; and (5) a summary of coordination efforts with the private sector to discuss and resolve legal, operational, technical, privacy, and security concerns.
| Action Date | Type | Text | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-11-05 | President | Became Public Law No: 114-80. | House floor actions |
| 2015-11-05 | President | Signed by President. | House floor actions |
| 2015-11-02 | Floor | Presented to President. | House floor actions |
| 2015-10-28 | ResolvingDifferences | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | House floor actions |
| 2015-10-28 | ResolvingDifferences | 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) | House floor actions |
| 2015-10-28 | Floor | DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on the motion to agree to the Senate amendment to H.R. 623. | House floor actions |
| 2015-10-28 | ResolvingDifferences | Mr. Costello (PA) moved that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendment. (consideration: CR H7314-7316) | House floor actions |
| 2015-10-08 | Floor | Message on Senate action sent to the House. | Senate |
| 2015-10-07 | Floor | Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7223-7224; text as passed Senate: CR S7223-7224) | Senate |
| 2015-09-21 | Calendars | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 234. | Senate |
| 2015-09-21 | Committee | 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. | Senate |
| 2015-05-06 | Committee | Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. | Senate |
| 2015-02-03 | IntroReferral | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. | Senate |
| 2015-02-02 | Floor | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | House floor actions |
| 2015-02-02 | Vote | 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) | House floor actions |
| 2015-02-02 | Floor | Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H685) | House floor actions |
| 2015-02-02 | Floor | 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. | House floor actions |
| 2015-02-02 | Floor | DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 623. | House floor actions |
| 2015-02-02 | Floor | Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H680-683) | House floor actions |
| 2015-02-02 | Floor | Mrs. Brooks (IN) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. | House floor actions |
| 2015-02-02 | Committee | Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. | House committee actions |
| 2015-02-02 | Committee | Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response and Communications. | House committee actions |
| 2015-01-30 | IntroReferral | 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. | House floor actions |
| 2015-01-30 | IntroReferral | 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. | House floor actions |
| 2015-01-30 | IntroReferral | Introduced in House | Library of Congress |