H.R. 5891: Catastrophic Disaster Risk and Insurance Commission Act of 2006
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H.R. 5891: Catastrophic Disaster Risk and Insurance Commission Act of 2006
109th Congress · introduced 2006-07-26 · Finance and Financial Sector · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2006-07-26 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-20] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Catastrophic Disaster Risk and Insurance Commission Act of 2006
Plain summary
Catastrophic Disaster Risk and Insurance Commission Act of 2006 - Establishes the Catastrophic Disaster Risk and Insurance Commission to assess: (1) the condition of the property and casualty insurance and reinsurance markets in the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Wilma in 2005, and the four major hurricanes that struck the United States in 2004; and (2) the ongoing exposure of the United States to hurricanes, typhoons, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, tsunamis, floods, wildfires, and other extreme weather events or natural disasters.
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Official text
Catastrophic Disaster Risk and Insurance Commission Act of 2006
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Sponsor: Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-20] · 14 cosponsors
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Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-20] reported raising $3.7 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-109hr5891.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/109/hr>
Record fed-us-cong109-hr5891 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong109 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong109