118th Congress · HOUSE BILLBILL

H.R. 1008Combat Harmful Algal Blooms Act

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.

Emergency management
Introduced Feb 14, 2023
Last action Feb 24, 2023
Pipeline · Bill → Law
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Referred
Feb 24, 2023
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Committee
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House floor
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Senate
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SummaryCRS Summary

This bill includes algal blooms within the definition of major disaster under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act and directs the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to submit to specified congressional committees a detailed study relating to the health effects of exposure to cyanotoxins in the air that result from algal blooms.

Provisions · 4 sectionsIntroduced in House
Timeline · 4 actions
Feb 24, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials.
Feb 14, 2023
Introduced in House
Feb 14, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Feb 14, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.