HR 1472 · 114th Congress · Emergency Management

Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Modernization Act of 2015

Introduced 2015-03-19· Sponsored by Rep. Barletta, Lou [R-PA-11]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 711.(2016-12-30)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Modernization Act of 2015 Directs the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to modernize and implement the integrated public alert and warning system of the United States to ensure that the President is able, under all conditions, to alert governmental authorities and the civilian population in areas endangered by disasters, including by: establishing common alerting and warning protocols, standards, terminology, and operating procedures for such system; including in such system the capability to adapt the distribution and content of communications on the basis of geographic location, risks, or personal user preferences and to alert individuals with disabilities and individuals with access and functional needs; ensuring that training, tests, and exercises are conducted for such system; establishing and integrating into the National Incident Management System a comprehensive and periodic training program to instruct and educate federal, state, tribal, and local government officials in the use of the Common Alerting Protocol enabled Emergency Alert System; and ensuring that the system is resilient, secure, and can withstand acts of terr…

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H.R. 1472, Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Modernization Act of 2015

Apr 27, 2015

As ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on April 15, 2015

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Cosponsors (3)

2 Democrats1 Republican