[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2331 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 2331
To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency
Assistance Act to include extreme temperature in the definition of a
major disaster.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
July 17, 2025
Ms. Rosen (for herself and Mr. Gallego) introduced the following bill;
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security
and Governmental Affairs
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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.
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
2025''.
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.
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