HR 7206
117th Congress
House
Emergency Management
Protecting Communities from Harmful Algal Blooms Act
Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 25, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Mar 25, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 24, 2022
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Mar 24, 2022
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Protecting 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.
The bill directs the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to submit to specified congressional committees a detailed study relating to the health effects of exposure to cyanotoxins in the air that result from algal blooms.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.