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HR 414 116th Congress House Emergency Management Aquatic ecology Disaster relief and insurance Marine pollution Water quality

Protecting Local Communities from Harmful Algal Blooms Act

Introduced: May 2, 2019 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Feb 7, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Jan 9, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Jan 9, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Protecting Local Communities from Harmful Algal Blooms Act

This bill amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to include algal blooms in the definition of a "major disaster."

What's happening now February 7, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 5056 Related bill OCEAN Act of 2020
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 13
All 13 Democratic 5 Republican 6
Rice, Kathleen
· Nov 17, 2020
 D
Gottheimer, Josh
New Jersey · Dec 17, 2019
 D
Slotkin, Elissa
Michigan · Sep 17, 2019
 R
Latta, Robert E.
Ohio · Jun 21, 2019
 R
Stefanik, Elise M.
New York · Jun 5, 2019
Collins, Chris
· May 2, 2019
 R
Buchanan, Vern
Florida · Apr 12, 2019
 D
Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Mar 6, 2019
 R
Steube, W. Gregory
Florida · Jan 23, 2019
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Jan 18, 2019
 R
Diaz-Balart, Mario
Florida · Jan 15, 2019
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · Jan 15, 2019
 R
Bilirakis, Gus M.
Florida · Jan 11, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 414: Protecting Local Communities from Harmful Algal Blooms Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-414/
MLA
"H.R. 414: Protecting Local Communities from Harmful Algal Blooms Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-414/.
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H.R. 414, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-414/.
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