[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
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[S. 4898 Reported in Senate (RS)]

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                                                       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.


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                   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]

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                                 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,

<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    This Act may be cited as the ``Extreme Heat Emergency Act 
of 2024''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF MAJOR DISASTER.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    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''.</DELETED>

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