Legislation establishing a bipartisan commission to help the federal government prepare and manage responses to national disasters has been introduced in the House.
The bill, H.R. 5891, the Catastrophic Disaster Risk and Insurance Commission Act, would create a 17-member panel that would include an independent insurance agent as part of the commission.
The legislation is a companion bill to the Commission on Natural Disaster Risk and Insurance Act, introduced in the Senate by Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., and Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., in May.
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