H.R. 2408

Summary

H.R. 2408, the Protecting Local Communities from Harmful Algal Blooms Act, was introduced in the House on Mar 27, 2025 by Rep. Vern Buchanan (R) with 1 co-sponsor. It was referred to Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management, and last saw action on Mar 27, 2025: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.

Record

Text

H.R. 2408 has 1 co-sponsor.

119 HR 2408 IH: Protecting Local Communities from Harmful Algal Blooms Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-03-27
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 2408  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   March 27, 2025   Mr. Buchanan  (for himself and  Mr. Soto ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure    A BILL
To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to include algal blooms in the definition of a major disaster, and for other purposes.
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Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Protecting Local Communities from Harmful Algal Blooms Act  .
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Algal blooms
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 .

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To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to include algal blooms in the definition of a major disaster, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. Vern Buchanan (R) sponsors H.R. 2408, and 1 member has co-sponsored it from the day it was introduced.

Vern Buchanan

Rep. · R–FL-16 · Sponsor

Introduced Mar 27, 2025

Darren Soto

Rep. · D–FL-9 · Co-sponsor

Joined Mar 27, 2025 · Original

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Committees

H.R. 2408 went before 2 committees: Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee and Transportation and Infrastructure.

Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee

Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee

Referred to · Mar 27, 2025 · 127 Bills

Transportation and Infrastructure

Transportation and Infrastructure

Referred To · Mar 27, 2025 · 156 Bills

Actions

H.R. 2408 has taken 3 actions since Mar 27, 2025.

Votes

H.R. 2408 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 2408 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• Protecting Local Communities from Harmful Algal Blooms Act — Display Title
• Protecting Local Communities from Harmful Algal Blooms Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to include algal blooms in the definition of a major disaster, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

2 clients hired 2 firms and 11 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 2408 in 10 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Budget/Appropriations, Health Issues, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace.

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Firms

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Lobbyists

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Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 2408 under Emergency Management, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 2408’s is Emergency Management.

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com