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National Disaster Safety Board Act of 2021

Introduced: March 24, 2022 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 12, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Oct 8, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Oct 8, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

National Disaster Safety Board Act of 2021

This bill provides funding for and establishes within the executive branch a National Disaster Safety Board to study and make recommendations concerning the underlying causes of disaster-related fatalities and property damage.

Specifically, the board shall review and establish the facts, circumstances, and cause or probable cause of the loss of life, human injury, and economic injury due to a natural hazard with 10 or more fatalities. The bill defines natural hazard to mean a major disaster that is naturally occurring, to include any naturally occurring heat wave or wildfire, and to exclude a technological disaster.

The Government Accountability Office shall audit the board at least once every two years.

What's happening now October 12, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 3624 Related bill Disaster Learning and Life Saving Act of 2021
  • HR 5118 Related bill Wildfire Response and Drought Resiliency Act
  • S 1952 Related bill Disaster Learning and Life Saving Act of 2021
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 4 Republican 1
D
Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · Sep 14, 2022
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Jun 7, 2022
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 28, 2022
Lowenthal, Alan
· Mar 24, 2022
 D
Garamendi, John
California · Oct 8, 2021
 R
Mace, Nancy
South Carolina · Oct 8, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5532: National Disaster Safety Board Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5532/
MLA
"H.R. 5532: National Disaster Safety Board Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5532/.
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H.R. 5532, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5532/.
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[H.R. 5532: National Disaster Safety Board Act of 2021](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5532/)
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