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Senate Bill 4898
118th Congress(2023-2024)
Extreme Heat Emergency Act of 2024
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Introduced in Senate on Jul 31, 2024
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S. 4898 (Introduced-in-Senate)


118th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 4898


To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to include extreme heat in the definition of a major disaster.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

July 31, 2024

Ms. Rosen introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

A BILL

To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to include extreme heat in the definition of a major disaster.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. Short title.

This Act may be cited as the “Extreme Heat Emergency Act of 2024”.

SEC. 2. Definition of major disaster.

Section 102(2) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122(2)) is amended by inserting “extreme heat,” before “or drought”.