Extreme Heat Emergency Act of 2024
This bill amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief Act to explicitly include "extreme heat" in the definition of a major disaster. By adding "extreme heat" before "drought" in the definition, it allows communities experiencing severe heat events to access federal disaster assistance programs previously available for events like floods or droughts. The change directly affects communities facing extreme heat emergencies, enabling them to qualify for federal aid under existing disaster response frameworks. This is a procedural adjustment to existing law, not a new program.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jul 2024
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Jul 31, 2024
Last action Dec 16, 2024
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Full legislative history
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5
Key actions
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Dec 16, 2024
Upper · Passed
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. With written report No. 118-293.
upper
Sep 25, 2024
Upper · Passed
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
upper
Jul 31, 2024
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
upper
Jul 31, 2024
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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Jacky Rosen
DDemocratic
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