119-hr2408

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Protecting Local Communities from Harmful Algal Blooms Act

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Introduced:
Mar 27, 2025
Policy Area:
Emergency Management

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4
Actions
1
Cosponsors
0
Summaries
1
Subjects
1
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Latest Action

Mar 27, 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.

Actions (4)

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Type: Committee | Source: House committee actions | Code: H11000
Mar 27, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Type: IntroReferral | Source: House floor actions | Code: H11100
Mar 27, 2025
Introduced in House
Type: IntroReferral | Source: Library of Congress | Code: Intro-H
Mar 27, 2025
Introduced in House
Type: IntroReferral | Source: Library of Congress | Code: 1000
Mar 27, 2025

Subjects (1)

Emergency Management (Policy Area)

Cosponsors (1)

(D-FL)
Mar 27, 2025

Text Versions (1)

Introduced in House

Mar 27, 2025

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Length: 1,330 characters Version: Introduced in House Version Date: Mar 27, 2025 Last Updated: Nov 14, 2025 6:20 AM
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2408 Introduced in House

(IH) ]

<DOC>

119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2408

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 27, 2025

Mr. Buchanan (for himself and Mr. Soto) 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 ``Protecting Local Communities from
Harmful Algal Blooms 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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