A bill to extend the National Flood Insurance Program until December 31, 2012.
Latest action · May 9, 2012 Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Policy. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 112-698.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedApr 24, 2012
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to extend the National Flood Insurance Program from September 30, 2011, through December 31, 2012.
Continues through December 31, 2012, the authority of the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), with the President's approval, to issue up to $20.725 billion in notes and obligations to finance the Program.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 26, 2012 to May 14, 2012.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-LA | Mary L. Landrieu | Apr 26, 2012 | |
| D-MT | Jon Tester | May 8, 2012 | |
| D-SD | Tim Johnson | May 14, 2012 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 9, 2012Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Policy. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 112-698.
- Apr 24, 2012Introduced in Senate
- Apr 24, 2012Introduced in the Senate. Read twice. Ordered Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 366.
In the Congressional Record 4
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S3159, S3160 | Harry Reid D-NV, Tom Coburn R-OK | May 15, 2012 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S2993–S2995 | David Vitter R-LA | May 9, 2012 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S2768 | David Vitter R-LA | Apr 26, 2012 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S2660 | Harry Reid D-NV | Apr 24, 2012 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 112-698 | THE NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM: THE NEED FOR LONG-TERM REAUTHORIZATION AND REFORM119 pages | Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee | May 9, 2012 |
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1958 | A bill to extend the National Flood Insurance Program until May 31, 2012. | Related bill | May 9, 2012 |
| S 3050 | A bill to extend the National Flood Insurance Program until June 30, 2012. | Related bill | May 9, 2012 |
| S 3051 | A bill to extend the National Flood Insurance Program until July 31, 2012. | Related bill | May 9, 2012 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to extend the National Flood Insurance Program until December 31, 2012.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 24, 2012Placed on Calendar Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
