Bill Details
HR.2408 - 119th Congress
Status
Latest action
2025-03-27 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Introduced Date
2025-03-27
Policy Area
Emergency Management
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This bill would change federal disaster law so that harmful algal blooms are treated like other major disasters. In simple terms, it would add “algal blooms” to the list of events that can qualify for disaster help under the federal Stafford Act. That means communities hit by these harmful water events could be more likely to get federal disaster assistance and support.
- It amends the Stafford Act, which is the main law used for federal disaster response and emergency aid.
- It adds algal blooms to the section that defines what can count as a major disaster.
- The bill is meant to help local communities deal with the damage and public health problems caused by harmful algal blooms.
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[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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