Combat Harmful Algal Blooms Act

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Bill Number

HR 1008

Introduced

Feb 14, 2023

Latest Action

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

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Emergency Management

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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.

Actions

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

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