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HR 5891 109th Congress House

Catastrophic Disaster Risk and Insurance Commission Act of 2006

Official title: To establish a bipartisan commission on insurance reform.

Introduced: July 26, 2006 Introduced by: Wasserman Schultz, Debbie Democratic · Florida See on congress.gov
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Jul 26, 2006
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Jul 26, 2006
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 Latest action July 26, 2006

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 5587 Related bill Commission on Catastrophic Disaster Risk and Insurance Act of 2006
  • S 3114 Related bill Commission on Catastrophic Disaster Risk and Insurance Act of 2006
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5891: Catastrophic Disaster Risk and Insurance Commission Act of 2006. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-5891/
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"H.R. 5891: Catastrophic Disaster Risk and Insurance Commission Act of 2006." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-5891/.
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H.R. 5891, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-5891/.
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