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HR 7206 117th Congress House Emergency Management

Protecting Communities from Harmful Algal Blooms Act

Introduced: March 24, 2022 Introduced by: Donalds, Byron Republican · Florida See on congress.gov
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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
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 March 25, 2022

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

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 74 Related bill Protecting Local Communities from Harmful Algal Blooms Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 1 Republican 5
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Bilirakis, Gus M.
Florida · Mar 24, 2022
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Castor, Kathy
Florida · Mar 24, 2022
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Diaz-Balart, Mario
Florida · Mar 24, 2022
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Franklin, Scott
Florida · Mar 24, 2022
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Gimenez, Carlos A.
Florida · Mar 24, 2022
Lawson, Al
· Mar 24, 2022
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Mast, Brian J.
Florida · Mar 24, 2022
Posey, Bill
· Mar 24, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7206: Protecting Communities from Harmful Algal Blooms Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7206/
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"H.R. 7206: Protecting Communities from Harmful Algal Blooms Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7206/.
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H.R. 7206, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7206/.
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