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Bills/119th Congress · House

H.R. 2408

Introduced

Protecting Local Communities from Harmful Algal Blooms Act

Sponsor
RVern Buchanan· Florida
Introduced
March 27, 2025
Policy area
Emergency Management
Latest action
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.March 27, 2025
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2408 Introduced in House (IH)]

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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.

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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

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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. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting Local Communities from 
Harmful Algal Blooms Act''.

SEC. 2. ALGAL BLOOMS.

Section 102(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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