S. 2997 - Securing Access to Networks in Disasters Act of 2016

Science, technology, communications. 114th Congress (2015-2016) View bill details
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Summary:
A bill to direct the Federal Communications Commission to commence proceedings related to the resiliency of critical telecommunications networks during times of emergency, and for other purposes. (by CRS) 
Status:
The bill has passed through committee and has been put on a legislative calendar. 
There have been no votes on this bill.

Securing Access to Networks in Disasters Act of 2016

S. 2997 — 114th Congress (2015–2016)

Summary
A bill to direct the Federal Communications Commission to commence proceedings related to the resiliency of critical telecommunications networks during times of emergency, and for other purposes. (by CRS)
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Title
A bill to direct the Federal Communications Commission to commence proceedings related to the resiliency of critical telecommunications networks during times of emergency, and for other purposes.
Other Titles
  • Securing Access to Networks in Disasters Act of 2016
  • Securing Access to Networks in Disasters Act of 2016
  • Securing Access to Networks in Disasters Act of 2016
Sponsor
Maria Cantwell
Co-Sponsors
Subjects
  • Science, technology, communications
  • Administrative law and regulatory procedures
  • Congressional oversight
  • Disaster relief and insurance
  • Emergency communications systems
  • Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
  • Government studies and investigations
  • Internet and video services
  • Telephone and wireless communication
Related Bills
Major Actions
Introduced5/26/2016
Referred to Committee
Bill History

There have been no votes on this bill.

ActionDateDescription
Introduced5/26/2016
5/26/2016Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
5/26/2016Introduced in Senate
Put on a legislative calendar6/29/2016Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
12/06/2016Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Thune with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 114-392.
Put on a legislative calendar12/06/2016Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 702.
NumberSponsorDate OfferedStatus
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Contributions

  1. November - December 2010 For $16,150 Against $0
  2. January - February 2011 For $29,500 Against $0
  3. March - April 2011 For $65,365 Against $0
  4. May - June 2011 For $69,616 Against $0
  5. July - August 2011 For $26,700 Against $0
  6. September - October 2011 For $61,150 Against $0
  7. November - December 2011 For $88,906 Against $0
  8. January - February 2012 For $15,400 Against $0
  9. March - April 2012 For $62,266 Against $0
  10. May - June 2012 For $90,144 Against $0
  11. July - August 2012 For $45,800 Against $0
  12. September - October 2012 For $87,450 Against $0
  13. November - December 2012 For $18,925 Against $0
  14. January - February 2013 For $37,900 Against $0
  15. March - April 2013 For $49,750 Against $0
  16. May - June 2013 For $57,600 Against $0
  17. July - August 2013 For $22,300 Against $0
  18. September - October 2013 For $69,200 Against $0
  19. November - December 2013 For $79,300 Against $0
  20. January - February 2014 For $42,650 Against $0
  21. March - April 2014 For $84,662 Against $0
  22. May - June 2014 For $105,196 Against $0
  23. July - August 2014 For $67,040 Against $0
  24. September - October 2014 For $185,149 Against $0
  25. November - December 2014 For $69,550 Against $0
  26. January - February 2015 For $69,300 Against $0
  27. March - April 2015 For $107,675 Against $0
  28. May - June 2015 For $90,375 Against $0
  29. July - August 2015 For $77,550 Against $0
  30. September - October 2015 For $168,534 Against $0
  31. November - December 2015 For $148,727 Against $0
  32. January - February 2016 For $56,000 Against $0
  33. March - April 2016 For $135,550 Against $0
  34. May - June 2016 For $137,650 Against $0
  35. July - August 2016 For $71,970 Against $0
  36. September - October 2016 For $89,100 Against $0
  37. November - December 2016 For $23,400 Against $0

Votes

    1 Organization Supported and 0 Opposed; See Which Ones

    Organizations that took a position on
    Securing Access to Networks in Disasters Act of 2016

    1 organization supported this bill

    National Association of Broadcasters
    NAB (2016, May 27). NAB Statement on Senate Introduction of SANDY Act. Retrieved May 27, 2016, from NAB.

    0 organizations opposed this bill

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    Includes reported contributions to congressional campaigns of Senators in office during the 114th U.S. Congress, from Commercial TV & radio stations interest groups, November 29, 2010 – November 28, 2016.
    Contributions data source: OpenSecrets.org

    Contributions by Legislator

    Namesort iconPartyState$ From Interest Groups
    That Supported
    $ From Interest Groups
    That Opposed
    Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$3,000$0
    Kelly AyotteRNH$65,050$0
    Tammy BaldwinDWI$14,000$0
    John BarrassoRWY$30,500$0
    Michael F. BennetDCO$54,250$0
    Richard BlumenthalDCT$30,850$0
    Roy BluntRMO$99,200$0
    Cory A. BookerDNJ$32,250$0
    John BoozmanRAR$45,750$0
    Barbara BoxerDCA$0$0
    Sherrod BrownDOH$32,801$0
    Richard BurrRNC$38,050$0
    Maria CantwellDWA$15,050$0
    Shelley Moore CapitoRWV$4,500$0
    Ben CardinDMD$10,500$0
    Tom CarperDDE$8,000$0
    Bob CaseyDPA$25,500$0
    Bill CassidyRLA$33,900$0
    Daniel CoatsRIN$12,200$0
    William Thad CochranRMS$16,500$0
    Susan M. CollinsRME$15,000$0
    Christopher A. CoonsDDE$22,300$0
    Bob CorkerRTN$15,750$0
    John CornynRTX$36,950$0
    Tom CottonRAR$18,600$0
    Mike CrapoRID$10,000$0
    Ted CruzRTX$22,000$0
    Steve DainesRMT$23,700$0
    Joe DonnellyDIN$41,374$0
    Dick DurbinDIL$31,500$0
    Mike EnziRWY$22,400$0
    Joni ErnstRIA$10,500$0
    Dianne FeinsteinDCA$21,950$0
    Deb FischerRNE$11,250$0
    Jeff FlakeRAZ$24,250$0
    Al FrankenDMN$13,404$0
    Cory GardnerRCO$33,500$0
    Kirsten E. GillibrandDNY$68,250$0
    Lindsey GrahamRSC$15,500$0
    Chuck GrassleyRIA$32,625$0
    Orrin G. HatchRUT$44,750$0
    Martin HeinrichDNM$14,500$0
    Heidi HeitkampDND$27,200$0
    Dean HellerRNV$31,750$0
    Mazie K. HironoDHI$7,250$0
    John HoevenRND$20,670$0
    Jim InhofeROK$8,500$0
    Johnny IsaksonRGA$12,250$0
    Ron JohnsonRWI$50,750$0
    Tim KaineDVA$34,083$0
    Angus S. King, Jr.IME$0$0
    Mark KirkRIL$14,850$0
    Amy KlobucharDMN$51,100$0
    James LankfordROK$9,250$0
    Patrick J. LeahyDVT$74,850$0
    Mike LeeRUT$23,000$0
    Joe Manchin, IIIDWV$28,750$0
    Ed MarkeyDMA$53,250$0
    John McCainRAZ$2,300$0
    Claire McCaskillDMO$30,225$0
    Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$65,600$0
    Bob MenéndezDNJ$46,050$0
    Jeff MerkleyDOR$6,004$0
    Barbara A. MikulskiDMD$12,200$0
    Jerry MoranRKS$21,500$0
    Lisa MurkowskiRAK$4,000$0
    Chris MurphyDCT$16,350$0
    Patty MurrayDWA$16,550$0
    Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$28,750$0
    Rand PaulRKY$2,000$0
    David PerdueRGA$15,000$0
    Gary C. PetersDMI$17,400$0
    Rob PortmanROH$62,250$0
    John "Jack" ReedDRI$2,000$0
    Harry ReidDNV$17,000$0
    Jim RischRID$9,800$0
    Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$18,350$0
    Mike RoundsRSD$30,600$0
    Marco RubioRFL$50,590$0
    Bernie SandersIVT$750$0
    Ben SasseRNE$12,300$0
    Brian SchatzDHI$46,100$0
    Chuck SchumerDNY$97,002$0
    Tim ScottRSC$58,350$0
    Jeff SessionsRAL$7,500$0
    Jeanne ShaheenDNH$30,600$0
    Richard C. ShelbyRAL$12,800$0
    Debbie StabenowDMI$14,150$0
    Dan SullivanRAK$16,800$0
    Jon TesterDMT$39,950$0
    John ThuneRSD$91,650$0
    Thom TillisRNC$23,300$0
    Patrick J. ToomeyRPA$35,850$0
    Tom UdallDNM$68,600$0
    David VitterRLA$5,000$0
    Mark R. WarnerDVA$24,650$0
    Elizabeth WarrenDMA$20,506$0
    Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$10,116$0
    Roger F. WickerRMS$28,000$0
    Ron WydenDOR$35,600$0

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    Legislator Filters
    NamePartyState$ From Interest Groups
    That Supported
    $ From Interest Groups
    That Opposed
    Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$3,000$0
    Kelly AyotteRNH$65,050$0
    Tammy BaldwinDWI$14,000$0
    John BarrassoRWY$30,500$0
    Michael F. BennetDCO$54,250$0
    Richard BlumenthalDCT$30,850$0
    Roy BluntRMO$99,200$0
    Cory A. BookerDNJ$32,250$0
    John BoozmanRAR$45,750$0
    Barbara BoxerDCA$0$0
    Sherrod BrownDOH$32,801$0
    Richard BurrRNC$38,050$0
    Maria CantwellDWA$15,050$0
    Shelley Moore CapitoRWV$4,500$0
    Ben CardinDMD$10,500$0
    Tom CarperDDE$8,000$0
    Bob CaseyDPA$25,500$0
    Bill CassidyRLA$33,900$0
    Daniel CoatsRIN$12,200$0
    William Thad CochranRMS$16,500$0
    Susan M. CollinsRME$15,000$0
    Christopher A. CoonsDDE$22,300$0
    Bob CorkerRTN$15,750$0
    John CornynRTX$36,950$0
    Tom CottonRAR$18,600$0
    Mike CrapoRID$10,000$0
    Ted CruzRTX$22,000$0
    Steve DainesRMT$23,700$0
    Joe DonnellyDIN$41,374$0
    Dick DurbinDIL$31,500$0
    Mike EnziRWY$22,400$0
    Joni ErnstRIA$10,500$0
    Dianne FeinsteinDCA$21,950$0
    Deb FischerRNE$11,250$0
    Jeff FlakeRAZ$24,250$0
    Al FrankenDMN$13,404$0
    Cory GardnerRCO$33,500$0
    Kirsten E. GillibrandDNY$68,250$0
    Lindsey GrahamRSC$15,500$0
    Chuck GrassleyRIA$32,625$0
    Orrin G. HatchRUT$44,750$0
    Martin HeinrichDNM$14,500$0
    Heidi HeitkampDND$27,200$0
    Dean HellerRNV$31,750$0
    Mazie K. HironoDHI$7,250$0
    John HoevenRND$20,670$0
    Jim InhofeROK$8,500$0
    Johnny IsaksonRGA$12,250$0
    Ron JohnsonRWI$50,750$0
    Tim KaineDVA$34,083$0
    Angus S. King, Jr.IME$0$0
    Mark KirkRIL$14,850$0
    Amy KlobucharDMN$51,100$0
    James LankfordROK$9,250$0
    Patrick J. LeahyDVT$74,850$0
    Mike LeeRUT$23,000$0
    Joe Manchin, IIIDWV$28,750$0
    Ed MarkeyDMA$53,250$0
    John McCainRAZ$2,300$0
    Claire McCaskillDMO$30,225$0
    Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$65,600$0
    Bob MenéndezDNJ$46,050$0
    Jeff MerkleyDOR$6,004$0
    Barbara A. MikulskiDMD$12,200$0
    Jerry MoranRKS$21,500$0
    Lisa MurkowskiRAK$4,000$0
    Chris MurphyDCT$16,350$0
    Patty MurrayDWA$16,550$0
    Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$28,750$0
    Rand PaulRKY$2,000$0
    David PerdueRGA$15,000$0
    Gary C. PetersDMI$17,400$0
    Rob PortmanROH$62,250$0
    John "Jack" ReedDRI$2,000$0
    Harry ReidDNV$17,000$0
    Jim RischRID$9,800$0
    Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$18,350$0
    Mike RoundsRSD$30,600$0
    Marco RubioRFL$50,590$0
    Bernie SandersIVT$750$0
    Ben SasseRNE$12,300$0
    Brian SchatzDHI$46,100$0
    Chuck SchumerDNY$97,002$0
    Tim ScottRSC$58,350$0
    Jeff SessionsRAL$7,500$0
    Jeanne ShaheenDNH$30,600$0
    Richard C. ShelbyRAL$12,800$0
    Debbie StabenowDMI$14,150$0
    Dan SullivanRAK$16,800$0
    Jon TesterDMT$39,950$0
    John ThuneRSD$91,650$0
    Thom TillisRNC$23,300$0
    Patrick J. ToomeyRPA$35,850$0
    Tom UdallDNM$68,600$0
    David VitterRLA$5,000$0
    Mark R. WarnerDVA$24,650$0
    Elizabeth WarrenDMA$20,506$0
    Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$10,116$0
    Roger F. WickerRMS$28,000$0
    Ron WydenDOR$35,600$0

    Interest Groups that supported this bill

    $ Donated
    Commercial TV & radio stations$2,723,500

    Interest Groups that opposed this bill

    $ Donated
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