House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Harmful Algal Bloom Disaster Relief Act
Official title: 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.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMar 3, 2025
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- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
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Latest action: Mar 3, 2025 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1786.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. DONALDS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 40, March 3, 2025, Page H946):Art. I, Sec. 8 of the U.S. ConstitutionSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 3, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
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- Statement length
- 39 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1786, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/1786
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 27, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
9 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 6 Democrats
6 of 9 cosponsors (67%) are from the other party.
Kathy Castor (D-FL), Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL), Maxwell Frost (D-FL), Josh Harder (D-CA), Jared Moskowitz (D-FL), Maria Salazar (R-FL), Eugene Vindman (D-VA), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Randy Weber (R-TX).
More from the sponsor
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 13, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.