Extreme Heat Emergency Act of 2024

Bill: 118-s-4898
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV]
Introduced: 2024-07-31
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Atmospheric science and weather

Disaster relief and insurance

Natural disasters
Latest action: action_date: 2024-12-16
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 699.

Summaries:

tv_txt: II Calendar No. 699 118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4898 [Report No. 118–293] IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 31, 2024 Ms. Rosen introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs December 16, 2024 Reported by Mr. Peters , with an amendment and an amendment to the title Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic 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 2024 . 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 .

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Extreme Heat Emergency Act of 2024 . 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 temperature, before or drought . 3. No additional funds No additional funds are authorized to be appropriated for the purpose of carrying out this Act.

Amend the title so as to read: A bill to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to include extreme temperature in the definition of a major disaster. .

December 16, 2024 Reported with an amendment and an amendment to the title

tv_txt: II 118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4898 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 31, 2024 Ms. Rosen introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 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 2024 . 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 .