HR 4263 · 113th Congress · Emergency Management

Social Media Working Group Act of 2014

Introduced 2014-03-14· Sponsored by Rep. Brooks, Susan W. [R-IN-5]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
Committee
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.(2014-07-09)

Recorded Votes

PassedHouse · 2014-07-08
Roll #369
Yea 375Nay 19
Democrats
178 Yea·0 Nay
Republicans
197 Yea·19 Nay
PassedHouse · 2014-07-08
Roll #369
Yea 375Nay 19
Democrats
178 Yea·0 Nay
Republicans
197 Yea·19 Nay

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[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Social Media Working Group Act of 2014 - 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. 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, of best practices and lessons learned on the use of social media during the response to terrorist attacks that occurred during the period covered by the report, and of available training for government officials on the use of social media in response to a terrorist attack; (2) recommendations to improve DHS's use of social media and to improve information sharing among DHS and its components and among state and local governments; and (3) a summary of coordination efforts with the private sector to discuss and resolve legal, operational, technical, privacy, and security con…

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H.R. 4263, Social Media Working Group Act of 2014

Jun 17, 2014

As ordered reported by the House Committee on Homeland Security on June 11, 2014

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Cosponsors (4)

2 Democrats2 Republicans