HR 1008
118th Congress
House
Emergency Management
Combat Harmful Algal Blooms Act
Introduced: February 14, 2023
Introduced by:
Donalds, Byron
Republican
· Florida
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 24, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials.
Feb 14, 2023
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.
Feb 14, 2023
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Combat Harmful Algal Blooms Act
This bill includes algal blooms within the definition of major disaster under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act and 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 Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials.
Committees of jurisdiction
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