To establish the National Weather Safety Board to investigate certain major disasters, and for other purposes.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 7848 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7848 To establish the National Weather Safety Board to investigate certain major disasters, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 5, 2026 Mr. Sorensen introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To establish the National Weather Safety Board to investigate certain major disasters, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``National Weather Safety Board Act''. SEC. 2. NATIONAL WEATHER SAFETY BOARD. (a) Establishment.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, there shall be established as an independent entity a safety board to be known as the ``National Weather Safety Board'' (in this section referred to as the ``Safety Board''). (b) Membership.-- (1) Appointment.--The Safety Board shall be composed of not fewer than 7 members appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. Not more than 4 members may be appointed from the same political party. (2) Candidate list.--The Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Secretary of Homeland Security shall jointly submit to the President a list of candidates for consideration for appointment to the Safety Board under paragraph (1). Such candidates shall have professional backgrounds in any of the following: (A) Atmospheric and hydrological sciences. (B) Commercial meteorological sciences. (C) Social sciences. (D) Academia. (E) Emergency management administration and operations. (3) Terms.-- (A) In general.