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HOUSE 1008118th CongressReferred to the Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials.

Combat Harmful Algal Blooms Act

Last Action
2/24/2023

Actions

  • 2023-02-24Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials.
  • 2023-02-14Referred 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.
  • 2023-02-14Referred 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.
  • 2023-02-14Introduced in House
  • 2023-02-14Introduced in House

CRS Summary

As of 2023-02-14 (00)

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.

Cosponsors (20)

  • Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL)
  • Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL)
  • Maxwell Frost (D-FL)
  • Bill Posey (R-FL)
  • Lois Frankel (D-FL)
  • Gus Bilirakis (R-FL)
  • Jared Moskowitz (D-FL)
  • Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL)
  • Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL)
  • Brian Mast (R-FL)
  • Kathy Castor (D-FL)
  • Maria Salazar (R-FL)
  • Michael Waltz (R-FL)
  • C. Franklin (R-FL)
  • Laurel Lee (R-FL)
  • Josh Harder (D-CA)
  • Randy Weber (R-TX)
  • Derek Kilmer (D-WA)
  • Mary Peltola (D-AK)
  • Troy Nehls (R-TX)
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