Extreme Heat Emergency Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-3965
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ-3]
Introduced: 2023-06-09
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Natural disasters
Latest action: action_date: 2023-06-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.

Summaries:

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3965 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 9, 2023 Mr. Gallego (for himself, Ms. Garcia of Texas , and Mr. Amodei ) 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.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Extreme Heat Emergency Act of 2023 . 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 .