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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Mar 3, 2025
Harmful Algal Bloom Disaster Relief Act
This bill explicitly authorizes the President to declare that a major disaster exists when algal blooms cause damage sufficient to warrant federal major disaster assistance.
People & committees
Rep. Donalds, Byron [R-FL-19] · R–FL
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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Based on the full Introduced in House · 2025-03-03 text. This explanation has not received human editorial review. This overview describes the proposal’s major provisions; it does not establish what its real-world effects would be.
The proposed Harmful Algal Bloom Disaster Relief Act would add algal blooms to a provision of the federal Stafford disaster-relief law. The supplied text does not establish who would qualify for assistance or what aid would be available.
This Act may be cited as the Harmful Algal Bloom Disaster Relief Act.
Section 102(2) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122) is amended by striking or drought and inserting drought, or algal blooms.
Section 2 would replace “or drought” with “drought, or algal blooms” in section 102(2) of the Stafford Act. The existing statutory provision is not reproduced, limiting what this text alone establishes about the change.
Section 102(2) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122) is amended by striking or drought and inserting drought, or algal blooms.
The supplied August 27, 2025 source snapshot records introduction in the House and referrals to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and its Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management on March 3, 2025.
Source snapshot updated 2025-08-27T08:05:31Z. 2025-03-03: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management. 2025-03-03: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. 2025-03-03: Introduced in House
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