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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 (Reported-in-Senate)

Calendar No. 699

118th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 4898

[Report No. 118–293]


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

December 16, 2024

Reported by Mr. Peters, with an amendment and an amendment to the title

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]


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”.

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 temperature,” before “or drought”.

SEC. 3. No additional funds.

No additional funds are authorized to be appropriated for the purpose of carrying out this Act.

Amend the title so as to read: “A bill to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to include extreme temperature in the definition of a major disaster.”.


Calendar No. 699

118th CONGRESS
     2d Session
S. 4898
[Report No. 118–293]

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.

December 16, 2024
Reported with an amendment and an amendment to the title