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House vote: S. 1090 // December 16, 2015Needed two-thirds to pass

Emergency Information Improvement Act of 2015

Sponsor: Cory Booker (D-NJ)

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the Senate reported version is repeated here.) Emergency Information Improvement Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to include 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.

Emergency Management Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

Who won, and how much of the country was behind them

Won the vote · Yea

420 votes, representing 238,734,664 people96.6%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

1 vote, representing 568,666 people0.2%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 3.2% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the House
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon42096.6%
NayLost10.2%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.2%