Federal Do No Harm Act of 2017
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (Apr 25, 2017)
Federal Do No Harm Act of 2017
This bill directs the President to: (1) treat the impacts to state waterways and coastal estuaries of a harmful algal bloom conveyed downstream as a result of a water transfer carried out by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers within such state as an emergency for purposes of federal emergency assistance programs under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act; and (2) exercise such authority to provide federal emergency assistance under such Act as necessary to address such an emergency, including exercising debris-removal authority to remove toxic algal biomass and muck.
What just happenedApr 26, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseApr 25, 2017
- Apr 26, 2017Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee - Apr 26, 2017Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee - Apr 25, 2017IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee - Apr 25, 2017IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Apr 25, 2017IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House