Harmful Algal Bloom Disaster Relief Act

Bill: 119-hr-1786
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Donalds, Byron [R-FL-19]
Introduced: 2025-03-03
Policy area: Emergency Management
Latest action: action_date: 2025-03-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.

Summaries:
action_date: 2025-03-03
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Harmful Algal Bloom Disaster Relief Act</strong></p><p>This bill&nbsp;explicitly authorizes the President to declare that a major disaster exists when algal blooms cause damage sufficient to warrant federal major disaster assistance.</p>

tv_txt: I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1786 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 3, 2025 Mr. Donalds (for himself and Ms. Wasserman Schultz ) 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 algal blooms in the definition of a major disaster, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Harmful Algal Bloom Disaster Relief Act . 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 .