119-hr1786

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Harmful Algal Bloom Disaster Relief Act

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Introduced:
Mar 3, 2025
Policy Area:
Emergency Management

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4
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 00
<p><strong>Harmful Algal Bloom Disaster Relief Act</strong></p><p>This bill&nbsp;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)

Text Versions (1)

Introduced in House

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,
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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