3.0.0 2137 2023-01-11T13:35:57Z 2023-01-11T13:35:57Z House HR 2017-04-25 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 70 (Tuesday, April 25, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. MAST:H.R. 2137.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution[Page H2847]]]> hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw02 Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee Referred to 2017-04-26T16:53:45Z hspw13 Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee Referred to 2017-04-26T16:53:17Z Referred to 2017-04-25T16:02:40Z 2017-04-26 hspw02 Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. Committee 2017-04-26 hspw13 Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. Committee 2017-04-25 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2017-04-25 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-04-25 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M001199 Rep. Mast, Brian J. [R-FL-18] Brian Mast R FL J. 18 N Emergency Management Aquatic ecology Disaster relief and insurance Government liability Lakes and rivers Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Water quality Wetlands Emergency Management 00 2017-04-25 Introduced in House 2017-11-06T19:40:23Z 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.

]]> Federal Do No Harm Act of 2017 Display Title Federal Do No Harm Act of 2017 Official Title as Introduced To direct the President to treat a harmful algal bloom caused by certain activities of the Federal Government as an emergency for purposes of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Federal Do No Harm Act of 2017 Introduced in House 2017-04-25T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr2137ih/xml/BILLS-115hr2137ih.xml 2017-04-26 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.