Introduced:
Mar 3, 2025
Policy Area:
Emergency Management
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Actions
9
Cosponsors
1
Summaries
1
Subjects
1
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Latest Action
Mar 3, 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Summaries (1)
Introduced in House
- Mar 3, 2025
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<p><strong>Harmful Algal Bloom Disaster Relief Act</strong></p><p>This bill explicitly authorizes the President to declare that a major disaster exists when algal blooms cause damage sufficient to warrant federal major disaster assistance.</p>
Actions (4)
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Type: Committee
| Source: House committee actions
| Code: H11000
Mar 3, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Type: IntroReferral
| Source: House floor actions
| Code: H11100
Mar 3, 2025
Introduced in House
Type: IntroReferral
| Source: Library of Congress
| Code: Intro-H
Mar 3, 2025
Introduced in House
Type: IntroReferral
| Source: Library of Congress
| Code: 1000
Mar 3, 2025
Subjects (1)
Emergency Management
(Policy Area)
Cosponsors (9)
(D-VA)
Aug 26, 2025
Aug 26, 2025
(D-CA)
Mar 11, 2025
Mar 11, 2025
(R-FL)
Mar 10, 2025
Mar 10, 2025
(D-FL)
Mar 4, 2025
Mar 4, 2025
(D-FL)
Mar 4, 2025
Mar 4, 2025
(D-FL)
Mar 4, 2025
Mar 4, 2025
(R-FL)
Mar 4, 2025
Mar 4, 2025
(R-TX)
Mar 4, 2025
Mar 4, 2025
(D-FL)
Mar 3, 2025
Mar 3, 2025
Full Bill Text
Length: 1,323 characters
Version: Introduced in House
Version Date: Mar 3, 2025
Last Updated: Nov 13, 2025 6:35 AM
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1786 Introduced in House
(IH) ]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1786
To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency
Assistance Act to include algal blooms in the definition of a major
disaster, and for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 3, 2025
Mr. Donalds (for himself and Ms. Wasserman Schultz) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation
and Infrastructure
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency
Assistance Act to include algal blooms in the definition of a major
disaster, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1786 Introduced in House
(IH) ]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1786
To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency
Assistance Act to include algal blooms in the definition of a major
disaster, and for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 3, 2025
Mr. Donalds (for himself and Ms. Wasserman Schultz) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation
and Infrastructure
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency
Assistance Act to include algal blooms in the definition of a major
disaster, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1.
This Act may be cited as the ``Harmful Algal Bloom Disaster Relief
Act''.
SEC. 2.
Section 102
(2) of the Robert T.
(2) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122) is amended by striking ``or
drought'' and inserting ``drought, or algal blooms''.
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