H.R. 4497

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4497 Introduced in House (IH)]

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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.

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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

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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. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Extreme Heat Emergency Act of 
2025''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF MAJOR DISASTER.

Section 102(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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