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HR 2647 113th Congress House

Emergency Information Improvement Act of 2013

Official title: To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to provide eligibility for public broadcasting facilities to receive certain disaster assistance, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 30, 2013 See on congress.gov
Emergency Management Broadcasting, cable, digital technologiesDisaster relief and insuranceNews media and reporting
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Jul 11, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
Jul 10, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Jul 10, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 11, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Emergency Information Improvement Act of 2013 - Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to include public 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.

Makes this Act applicable to a major disaster declared by the President under such Act on or after October 28, 2012.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 2665 Related bill Emergency Information Improvement Act of 2014
  • S 1819 Identical bill Emergency Information Improvement Act of 2013
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Democratic 3 Republican 2
HINOJOSA, RUBEN
· Jul 22, 2014
 D
Frankel, Lois
Florida · Jul 14, 2014
Byrne, Bradley
· Jun 26, 2014
LOBIONDO, FRANK
· May 8, 2014
Yoho, Ted
· May 6, 2014
 R
Griffith, H. Morgan
Virginia · Jan 28, 2014
ISRAEL, STEVE
· Sep 30, 2013
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jul 30, 2013
 R
Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Jul 10, 2013
Granger, Kay
· Jul 10, 2013
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jul 10, 2013
Palazzo, Steven
· Jul 10, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2647: Emergency Information Improvement Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2647/
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"H.R. 2647: Emergency Information Improvement Act of 2013." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2647/.
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H.R. 2647, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2647/.
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