House bill · 114th Congress · Public Law 114-80

DHS Social Media Improvement Act of 2015

H.R. 623Introduced Jan 30, 2015Policy area: Emergency Management

Became law on Nov 5, 2015.

Sponsor: Rep. Susan Brooks R-IN

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Where it went

IntroducedJan 30, 2015
Committee actionMay 6, 2015
Passed HouseFeb 2, 2015 · 328–51
Passed SenateOct 7, 2015 · by unanimous consent
Resolving differencesOct 28, 2015
To the PresidentNov 2, 2015
Became lawNov 5, 2015

Latest action: Nov 5, 2015 — Became Public Law No: 114-80.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 623.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 623, DHS Social Media Improvement Act of 2015” on May 13, 2015. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on May 6, 2015”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 13, 2015 ↗
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CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/50180
CBO publication date
May 13, 2015
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 623, 114th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/623
Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 22, 2026
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Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: S. Rept. 114-145 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on September 21, 2015.
Source: Congress.gov, reported September 21, 2015 ↗
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Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 623, 114th Congress
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https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/623
Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 22, 2026
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Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mrs. BROOKS of Indiana, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 16, January 30, 2015, Page H667):
Article I, Section 8, To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States.
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 30, 2015 ↗
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H.R. 623, 114th Congress
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https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/623
Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 22, 2026
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Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

4 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 2 Democrats

2 of 4 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.

Michael McCaul (R-TX), Martha McSally (R-AZ), Donald Payne (D-NJ), Eric Swalwell (D-CA).

More from the sponsor

Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Susan Brooks.

Sponsor’s state and district

Indiana in Congress · IN-5 district

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Data as of Sep 23, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.