H.R. 7206 · 117th Congress
Protecting Communities from Harmful Algal Blooms Act
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Byron Donalds
- Introduced
- 2022-03-24
- Latest action
- 2022-03-25 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Summary
Protecting Communities from Harmful Algal Blooms Act
This bill amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to include algal blooms in the definition of a major disaster.
The bill 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.