Introduced:
Jul 17, 2025
Policy Area:
Emergency Management
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Latest Action
Jul 18, 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
Jul 18, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Type: IntroReferral
| Source: House floor actions
| Code: H11100
Jul 17, 2025
Introduced in House
Type: IntroReferral
| Source: Library of Congress
| Code: Intro-H
Jul 17, 2025
Introduced in House
Type: IntroReferral
| Source: Library of Congress
| Code: 1000
Jul 17, 2025
Subjects (1)
Emergency Management
(Policy Area)
Cosponsors (11)
(D-PR)
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(D-TX)
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(D-FL)
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(D-CA)
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(R-NY)
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(D-CA)
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(D-DC)
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(D-CA)
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(D-NV)
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(D-MI)
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Full Bill Text
Length: 1,385 characters
Version: Introduced in House
Version Date: Jul 17, 2025
Last Updated: Nov 13, 2025 6:29 AM
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4497 Introduced in House
(IH) ]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 4497
To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency
Assistance Act to include extreme heat in the definition of a major
disaster.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 17, 2025
Ms. Garcia of Texas (for herself, Ms. Titus, Mr. Casten, Mr. Huffman,
Mr. Ruiz, Mr. Casar, Ms. Norton, Mr. Mullin, Mr. Thanedar, Mr. Frost,
and Mr. Lawler) 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 extreme heat in the definition of a major
disaster.
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. 4497 Introduced in House
(IH) ]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 4497
To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency
Assistance Act to include extreme heat in the definition of a major
disaster.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 17, 2025
Ms. Garcia of Texas (for herself, Ms. Titus, Mr. Casten, Mr. Huffman,
Mr. Ruiz, Mr. Casar, Ms. Norton, Mr. Mullin, Mr. Thanedar, Mr. Frost,
and Mr. Lawler) 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 extreme heat in the definition of a major
disaster.
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 ``Extreme Heat Emergency Act of
2025''.
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
(2) ) is amended by inserting
``extreme heat,'' before ``or drought''.
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