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HR 1008 118th Congress House Emergency Management

Combat Harmful Algal Blooms Act

Introduced: February 15, 2024 Introduced by: Donalds, Byron Republican · Florida See on congress.gov
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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
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 February 24, 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 132 Related bill Protecting Local Communities from Harmful Algal Blooms Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 26
All 26 Democratic 7 Republican 14
Spanberger, Abigail
· Jul 9, 2024
 R
Dunn, Neal P.
Florida · Apr 12, 2024
 R
Steube, W. Gregory
Florida · Mar 21, 2024
 R
Rutherford, John H.
Florida · Mar 5, 2024
 R
Moylan, James C.
Guam · Feb 28, 2024
 D
Gottheimer, Josh
New Jersey · Feb 26, 2024
 R
Nehls, Troy E.
Texas · Feb 20, 2024
Kilmer, Derek
· Feb 15, 2024
Peltola, Mary
· Feb 15, 2024
 R
Weber, Randy K. Sr.
Texas · Feb 14, 2024
 D
Harder, Josh
California · Jan 16, 2024
 R
Lee, Laurel M.
Florida · Feb 17, 2023
 R
Bilirakis, Gus M.
Florida · Feb 14, 2023
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Feb 14, 2023
 D
Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila
Florida · Feb 14, 2023
 R
Diaz-Balart, Mario
Florida · Feb 14, 2023
 D
Frankel, Lois
Florida · Feb 14, 2023
 R
Franklin, Scott
Florida · Feb 14, 2023
 D
Frost, Maxwell
Florida · Feb 14, 2023
 R
Luna, Anna Paulina
Florida · Feb 14, 2023
 R
Mast, Brian J.
Florida · Feb 14, 2023
 D
Moskowitz, Jared
Florida · Feb 14, 2023
Posey, Bill
· Feb 14, 2023
 R
Salazar, Maria Elvira
Florida · Feb 14, 2023
 R
Waltz, Michael
Florida · Feb 14, 2023
 D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Feb 14, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1008: Combat Harmful Algal Blooms Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1008/
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"H.R. 1008: Combat Harmful Algal Blooms Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1008/.
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H.R. 1008, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1008/.
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