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H.R. 6645: Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Act of 2018

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H.R. 6645: Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Act of 2018

115th Congress · introduced 2018-07-31 · Environmental Protection · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2018-07-31 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Mast, Brian J. [R-FL-18] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Act of 2018

Plain summary

Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Act of 2018 This bill addresses harmful algal blooms and hypoxia, including to: (1) increase the authorization of appropriations for the national harmful algal bloom and hypoxia program and the action strategy of the Inter-Agency Task Force on Harmful Algal Blooms and Hypoxia through FY2023, and (2) address harmful algal blooms and hypoxia in the Greater Everglades region of Florida. An algal bloom is a rapid growth of algae that may create toxic or hypoxic (severely low-oxygen) conditions that are harmful to humans, animals, aquatic ecosystems, and the economy.

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Official text

Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Act of 2018

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Mast, Brian J. [R-FL-18] · 17 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Clay Higgins (R-LA), Gus M. Bilirakis (R-FL), Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL), Darren Soto (D-FL)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Mast, Brian J. [R-FL-18] reported raising $5.1 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Words on this page, explained (3)
Appropriation
Money a legislature sets aside by law for a specific purpose. Government agencies may spend public money only as it has been appropriated.
Authorization
A law that creates or continues a government program and says what it may do, often with a suggested spending ceiling. An authorization alone does not provide money; a separate appropriation does.
Bill
A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong115-hr6645 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115