HR 846 · 109th Congress · Finance and Financial Sector

Homeowners' Insurance Availability Act of 2005

Introduced 2005-02-16· Sponsored by Rep. Brown-Waite, Ginny [R-FL-5]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity.(2005-03-21)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Homeowners' Insurance Availability Act of 2005 - Instructs the Secretary of the Treasury to implement a reinsurance coverage program available only through contracts for reinsurance coverage purchased at regional auctions. States that the purpose of the program is to improve: (1) the availability of homeowners' insurance for the purpose of facilitating the pooling, and spreading the risk, of catastrophic financial losses from disasters; and (2) the solvency of the homeowners' insurance markets. Prescribes implementation guidelines that include establishment: (1) in the Treasury of the Disaster Reinsurance Fund; and (2) of a National Commission on Catastrophe Risks and Insurance Loss Costs.…

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Cosponsors (19)

11 Democrats8 Republicans