National Disaster Safety Board Act of 2021
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (Oct 8, 2021)
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 just happenedOct 12, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseOct 8, 2021
- Oct 12, 2021Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee - Oct 8, 2021IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee - Oct 8, 2021IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Oct 8, 2021IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House