HR 8483 · 117th Congress 2021–2023, ended

Wildfire Insurance Coverage Study Act of 2022

Introduced Jul 21, 2022 Originated House Sponsor Maxine Waters D-CA

Fact sheet

Latest action · Jul 21, 2022 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedJul 21, 2022
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Wildfire Insurance Coverage Study Act of 2022

This bill requires studies and reports regarding wildfire risk and damage. Specifically, the Federal Emergency Management Agency must report on trends in wildfire declarations, mitigation practices, state and federal programs regarding wildfire risk, and the need for a national map of wildfire risks.

The Government Accountability Office must report on (1) the availability and cost of wildfire insurance coverage for homes and commercial property, (2) state regulatory responses to increasing costs of coverage, and (3) impediments to private wildfire insurance coverage.

Cosponsors

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No cosponsors are on file for this measure.

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jul 21, 2022Introduced in House
  2. Jul 21, 2022Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 5118Wildfire Response and Drought Resiliency ActRelated billAug 2, 2022

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector.

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  1. Jul 21, 2022Introduced in House

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