S. 4898 seeks to change the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act by adding "extreme heat" to the list of conditions that can be recognized as a major disaster. Introduced by Ms. Rosen, this bill aims to ensure that extreme heat events receive the...
Simple Explanation
The bill wants to change the rules to say that really hot weather, called "extreme heat," can be treated like a big emergency, just like hurricanes or fires, so that the government can help more when it gets too hot.