To amend the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to require the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to consider reconstruction and improvement of flood protection systems when establishing flood insurance rates.
Latest action · Apr 4, 2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity.
Progress
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- IntroducedMar 3, 2011
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to: (1) make communities that reconstruct and improve flood protection systems (in addition to constructing them) eligible for premium flood insurance rates under such Act; and (2) allow entities that own, operate, maintain, or repair flood protection systems (instead of a federal agency) to determine whether a flood protection system is restorable.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 4, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity.
- Mar 3, 2011Introduced in House
- Mar 3, 2011Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1284 | A bill to amend the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to require the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to consider reconstruction and improvement of flood protection systems when establishing flood insurance rates. | Identical bill | Jun 28, 2011 |
| HR 1309 | Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2011 | Related bill | Jul 27, 2011 |
| HR 5652 | Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act of 2012 | Related bill | May 15, 2012 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Emergency Management.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 3, 2011Introduced in House
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