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S. 102 - Securing Access to Networks in Disasters Act of 2017

Science, technology, communications. 115th Congress (2017-2018) 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 communications networks during times of emergency, and for other purposes. (by CRS) 
Status:
The bill was voted on in the Senate on September 10, 2017 
Senate Vote: On Passage

by voice vote on September 11, 2017.

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Securing Access to Networks in Disasters Act of 2017

S. 102 — 115th Congress (2017–2018)

Summary
A bill to direct the Federal Communications Commission to commence proceedings related to the resiliency of critical communications 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 communications networks during times of emergency, and for other purposes.
Other Titles
  • Securing Access to Networks in Disasters Act of 2017
  • Securing Access to Networks in Disasters Act of 2017
  • Securing Access to Networks in Disasters Act of 2017
  • Securing Access to Networks in Disasters Act of 2017
  • Securing Access to Networks in Disasters Act of 2017
  • Securing Access to Networks in Disasters Act of 2017
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
Introduced1/11/2017
Referred to Committee
Senate9/11/2017
Bill History
Chamber/CommitteeMotionDateResult
currently selectedSenatePassed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.9/11/2017 by voice vote
ActionDateDescription
Introduced1/11/2017
1/11/2017Introduced in Senate
1/11/2017Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Put on a legislative calendar1/24/2017Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
4/05/2017Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Thune with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 115-24.
Put on a legislative calendar4/05/2017Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 31.
currently selectedSenate Vote on Passage9/11/2017Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
9/12/2017Received in the House.
9/12/2017Message on Senate action sent to the House.
9/12/2017Held at the desk.
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Total contributions given to Senators from Commercial TV & radio stations, which…

support this bill

Commercial TV & radio stations$2,752,355
$2,752,355

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1 Organization Supports and 0 Oppose; See Which Ones

Organizations that took a position on
Securing Access to Networks in Disasters Act of 2017: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.

1 organization support this bill

National Association of Broadcasters
National Association of Broadcasters (2017, September 12). NAB Statement on Senate Passage of SANDy Act. Retrieved September 13, 2017, from National Association of Broadcasters.

0 organizations oppose this bill

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Includes reported contributions to congressional campaigns of Senators in office on day of vote, from Commercial TV & radio stations interest groups, November 29, 2010 – November 28, 2016.
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Contributions by Legislator

Namesort iconPartyState$ From Interest Groups
That Support		$ From Interest Groups
That Oppose		Vote
Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$3,000$0Yes
Tammy BaldwinDWI$14,000$0Yes
John BarrassoRWY$30,500$0Yes
Michael F. BennetDCO$54,250$0Yes
Richard BlumenthalDCT$30,850$0Yes
Roy BluntRMO$99,200$0Yes
Cory A. BookerDNJ$32,250$0Yes
John BoozmanRAR$45,750$0Yes
Sherrod BrownDOH$32,801$0Yes
Richard BurrRNC$38,050$0Yes
Maria CantwellDWA$15,050$0Yes
Shelley Moore CapitoRWV$4,500$0Yes
Ben CardinDMD$10,500$0Yes
Tom CarperDDE$8,000$0Yes
Bob CaseyDPA$25,500$0Yes
Bill CassidyRLA$33,900$0Yes
William Thad CochranRMS$16,500$0Yes
Susan M. CollinsRME$15,000$0Yes
Christopher A. CoonsDDE$22,300$0Yes
Bob CorkerRTN$15,750$0Yes
John CornynRTX$36,950$0Yes
Catherine Cortez MastoDNV$16,300$0Yes
Tom CottonRAR$18,600$0Yes
Mike CrapoRID$10,000$0Yes
Ted CruzRTX$22,000$0Yes
Steve DainesRMT$23,700$0Yes
Joe DonnellyDIN$41,374$0Yes
Tammy DuckworthDIL$16,140$0Yes
Dick DurbinDIL$31,500$0Yes
Mike EnziRWY$22,400$0Yes
Joni ErnstRIA$10,500$0Yes
Dianne FeinsteinDCA$21,950$0Yes
Deb FischerRNE$11,250$0Yes
Jeff FlakeRAZ$24,250$0Yes
Al FrankenDMN$13,404$0Yes
Cory GardnerRCO$33,500$0Yes
Kirsten E. GillibrandDNY$68,250$0Yes
Lindsey GrahamRSC$15,500$0Yes
Chuck GrassleyRIA$32,625$0Yes
Kamala D. HarrisDCA$25,750$0Yes
Margaret Wood HassanDNH$4,300$0Yes
Orrin G. HatchRUT$44,750$0Yes
Martin HeinrichDNM$14,500$0Yes
Heidi HeitkampDND$27,200$0Yes
Dean HellerRNV$31,750$0Yes
Mazie K. HironoDHI$7,250$0Yes
John HoevenRND$20,670$0Yes
Jim InhofeROK$8,500$0Yes
Johnny IsaksonRGA$12,250$0Yes
Ron JohnsonRWI$50,750$0Yes
Tim KaineDVA$34,083$0Yes
John KennedyRLA$5,800$0Yes
Angus S. King, Jr.IME$0$0Yes
Amy KlobucharDMN$51,100$0Yes
James LankfordROK$9,250$0Yes
Patrick J. LeahyDVT$74,850$0Yes
Mike LeeRUT$23,000$0Yes
Joe Manchin, IIIDWV$28,750$0Yes
Ed MarkeyDMA$53,250$0Yes
John McCainRAZ$2,300$0Yes
Claire McCaskillDMO$30,225$0Yes
Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$65,600$0Yes
Bob MenéndezDNJ$46,050$0Yes
Jeff MerkleyDOR$6,004$0Yes
Jerry MoranRKS$21,500$0Yes
Lisa MurkowskiRAK$4,000$0Yes
Chris MurphyDCT$16,350$0Yes
Patty MurrayDWA$16,550$0Yes
Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$28,750$0Yes
Rand PaulRKY$2,000$0Yes
David PerdueRGA$15,000$0Yes
Gary C. PetersDMI$17,400$0Yes
Rob PortmanROH$62,250$0Yes
John "Jack" ReedDRI$2,000$0Yes
Jim RischRID$9,800$0Yes
Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$18,350$0Yes
Mike RoundsRSD$30,600$0Yes
Marco RubioRFL$50,590$0Yes
Bernie SandersIVT$750$0Yes
Ben SasseRNE$12,300$0Yes
Brian SchatzDHI$46,100$0Yes
Chuck SchumerDNY$97,002$0Yes
Tim ScottRSC$58,350$0Yes
Jeanne ShaheenDNH$30,600$0Yes
Richard C. ShelbyRAL$12,800$0Yes
Debbie StabenowDMI$14,150$0Yes
Luther StrangeRAL$0$0Yes
Dan SullivanRAK$16,800$0Yes
Jon TesterDMT$39,950$0Yes
John ThuneRSD$91,650$0Yes
Thom TillisRNC$23,300$0Yes
Patrick J. ToomeyRPA$35,850$0Yes
Tom UdallDNM$68,600$0Yes
Chris Van HollenDMD$58,750$0Yes
Mark R. WarnerDVA$24,650$0Yes
Elizabeth WarrenDMA$20,506$0Yes
Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$10,116$0Yes
Roger F. WickerRMS$28,000$0Yes
Ron WydenDOR$35,600$0Yes
Todd YoungRIN$35,615$0Yes

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That Support		$ From Interest Groups
That Oppose		Vote
Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$3,000$0Yes
Tammy BaldwinDWI$14,000$0Yes
John BarrassoRWY$30,500$0Yes
Michael F. BennetDCO$54,250$0Yes
Richard BlumenthalDCT$30,850$0Yes
Roy BluntRMO$99,200$0Yes
Cory A. BookerDNJ$32,250$0Yes
John BoozmanRAR$45,750$0Yes
Sherrod BrownDOH$32,801$0Yes
Richard BurrRNC$38,050$0Yes
Maria CantwellDWA$15,050$0Yes
Shelley Moore CapitoRWV$4,500$0Yes
Ben CardinDMD$10,500$0Yes
Tom CarperDDE$8,000$0Yes
Bob CaseyDPA$25,500$0Yes
Bill CassidyRLA$33,900$0Yes
William Thad CochranRMS$16,500$0Yes
Susan M. CollinsRME$15,000$0Yes
Christopher A. CoonsDDE$22,300$0Yes
Bob CorkerRTN$15,750$0Yes
John CornynRTX$36,950$0Yes
Catherine Cortez MastoDNV$16,300$0Yes
Tom CottonRAR$18,600$0Yes
Mike CrapoRID$10,000$0Yes
Ted CruzRTX$22,000$0Yes
Steve DainesRMT$23,700$0Yes
Joe DonnellyDIN$41,374$0Yes
Tammy DuckworthDIL$16,140$0Yes
Dick DurbinDIL$31,500$0Yes
Mike EnziRWY$22,400$0Yes
Joni ErnstRIA$10,500$0Yes
Dianne FeinsteinDCA$21,950$0Yes
Deb FischerRNE$11,250$0Yes
Jeff FlakeRAZ$24,250$0Yes
Al FrankenDMN$13,404$0Yes
Cory GardnerRCO$33,500$0Yes
Kirsten E. GillibrandDNY$68,250$0Yes
Lindsey GrahamRSC$15,500$0Yes
Chuck GrassleyRIA$32,625$0Yes
Kamala D. HarrisDCA$25,750$0Yes
Margaret Wood HassanDNH$4,300$0Yes
Orrin G. HatchRUT$44,750$0Yes
Martin HeinrichDNM$14,500$0Yes
Heidi HeitkampDND$27,200$0Yes
Dean HellerRNV$31,750$0Yes
Mazie K. HironoDHI$7,250$0Yes
John HoevenRND$20,670$0Yes
Jim InhofeROK$8,500$0Yes
Johnny IsaksonRGA$12,250$0Yes
Ron JohnsonRWI$50,750$0Yes
Tim KaineDVA$34,083$0Yes
John KennedyRLA$5,800$0Yes
Angus S. King, Jr.IME$0$0Yes
Amy KlobucharDMN$51,100$0Yes
James LankfordROK$9,250$0Yes
Patrick J. LeahyDVT$74,850$0Yes
Mike LeeRUT$23,000$0Yes
Joe Manchin, IIIDWV$28,750$0Yes
Ed MarkeyDMA$53,250$0Yes
John McCainRAZ$2,300$0Yes
Claire McCaskillDMO$30,225$0Yes
Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$65,600$0Yes
Bob MenéndezDNJ$46,050$0Yes
Jeff MerkleyDOR$6,004$0Yes
Jerry MoranRKS$21,500$0Yes
Lisa MurkowskiRAK$4,000$0Yes
Chris MurphyDCT$16,350$0Yes
Patty MurrayDWA$16,550$0Yes
Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$28,750$0Yes
Rand PaulRKY$2,000$0Yes
David PerdueRGA$15,000$0Yes
Gary C. PetersDMI$17,400$0Yes
Rob PortmanROH$62,250$0Yes
John "Jack" ReedDRI$2,000$0Yes
Jim RischRID$9,800$0Yes
Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$18,350$0Yes
Mike RoundsRSD$30,600$0Yes
Marco RubioRFL$50,590$0Yes
Bernie SandersIVT$750$0Yes
Ben SasseRNE$12,300$0Yes
Brian SchatzDHI$46,100$0Yes
Chuck SchumerDNY$97,002$0Yes
Tim ScottRSC$58,350$0Yes
Jeanne ShaheenDNH$30,600$0Yes
Richard C. ShelbyRAL$12,800$0Yes
Debbie StabenowDMI$14,150$0Yes
Luther StrangeRAL$0$0Yes
Dan SullivanRAK$16,800$0Yes
Jon TesterDMT$39,950$0Yes
John ThuneRSD$91,650$0Yes
Thom TillisRNC$23,300$0Yes
Patrick J. ToomeyRPA$35,850$0Yes
Tom UdallDNM$68,600$0Yes
Chris Van HollenDMD$58,750$0Yes
Mark R. WarnerDVA$24,650$0Yes
Elizabeth WarrenDMA$20,506$0Yes
Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$10,116$0Yes
Roger F. WickerRMS$28,000$0Yes
Ron WydenDOR$35,600$0Yes
Todd YoungRIN$35,615$0Yes

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