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H.R. 23 · 114th Congress · enacted

National Windstorm Impact Reduction Act Reauthorization of 2015

Became Public Law No: 114-52.

Latest official action 2015-09-30 · Enacted

The bill, briefly

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on June 11, 2015. The summary of that version is repeated here.) National Windstorm Impact Reduction Act Reauthorization of 2015 (Sec. 2) Amends the National Windstorm Impact Reduction Act of 2004 to revise provisions governing the National Windstorm Impact Reduction Program and to reauthorize the Program through FY2017. Defines the "Director" of the Program to mean the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) (currently, the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy). Revises the definition of "windstorm" to explicitly include a northeaster. (Sec. 3) Designates NIST as the entity with primary responsibility for Program planning and coordination and expands the responsibilities of the other Program agencies, which include the National Science Foundation (NSF), the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Requires NIST to: (1) ensure that the Program includes the necessary components to promote implementation of windstorm risk reduction measures, (2) support the development of performance-based engineering tools, (3) request the assistance of federal agencies other than the Program agencies as necessary, (4) coordinate all federal post-windstorm investigations to the extent practicable, and (5) issue recomme…

Congressional Research Service · 2015-09-30

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Politicians behind the bill

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7 of 7 source cosponsor records retrieved; only current officials and unwithdrawn sponsorships appear.

PAC donors to the listed sponsors

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AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION - COPE$10,000
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION$10,000
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC)$7,500
TRANSPORT WORKERS UNION OF AMERICA POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE$6,000
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E$5,000
CARNIVAL/PRINCESS HOLLAND AMERICA LINE INC. PAC (HALPAC)$5,000
INT'L UNION OF BRICKLAYERS AND ALLIED CRAFTWORKERS$5,000
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL AND TRANSPORTATION WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION LEAGUE$5,000
JOBS, EDUCATION, & FAMILIES FIRST JEFF PAC$5,000
MACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS$5,000
UNION PACIFIC CORP. FUND FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT$4,000
ACADEMY OF RAIL LABOR ATTORNEYS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$3,000
ALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$2,500
AMERICAN AIRLINES INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAPAC)$2,500
AMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$2,500
D.R.I.V.E. - DEM, REP, IND VOTER ED (THE PAC OF THE INT'L BRHD OF TEAMSTERS)$2,500
ENGINEERS POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (EPEC)/INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS$2,500
GRIDIRON-PAC$2,500
LABORERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA (LIUNA) PAC$2,500
NATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION PAC$2,500
REGIONS FINANCIAL CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$2,500
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS INTERNATIONAL UNION ACTIVE BALLOT CLUB$2,500
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY RAILPAC (BNSF RAILPAC)$2,000
CSX CORPORATION GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND$2,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$2,000
NEA FUND FOR CHILDREN AND PUBLIC EDUCATION$2,000
NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORPORATION GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND$2,000
AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC$1,500
NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION AMERICA'S ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES PAC$1,500
NEXTERA ENERGY, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$1,500
UNUM GROUP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (UNUMPAC)$1,500
ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN RAILROADS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (RAILPAC)$1,000
BACARDI U S A INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$1,000
BRIGHTLINE HOLDINGS LLC PAC (BRIGHTLINE PAC)$1,000
ELECT DEMOCRATIC WOMEN$1,000
GRAYROBINSON P.A. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$1,000
INGRAM BARGE COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$1,000
JETBLUE AIRWAYS CORPORATION CREWMEMBER GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND$1,000
NATIONAL ACTIVE AND RETIRED FEDERAL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COM (NARFE-PAC)$1,000
WALMART INC. PAC FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT$1,000

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