H.R.1309 - Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2011

To extend the authorization of the national flood insurance program, to achieve reforms to improve the financial integrity and stability of the program, and to increase the role of private markets in the management of flood insurance risk, and for other purposes. view all titles (4)

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Official: To extend the authorization of the national flood insurance program, to achieve reforms to improve the financial integrity and stability of the program, and to increase the role of private markets in the management of flood insurance risk, and for other purposes. as introduced.
Short: Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2011 as introduced.
Short: Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2011 as reported to house.
Short: Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2011 as passed house.

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Number	Date Offered	Status	Purpose

H.Amdt613	Jul 12th	Offered	An En Bloc amendment consisting of amendments numbered 1, 6, 7, 8, as modified, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 22, and 24 to make technical and sundry changes to the bill. (View on THOMAS)
H.Amdt614	Jul 12th	Pass	An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 112-138 to allow for a possible fourth and five year suspension of the mandatory purchase for certain communities that are making more than adequate progress in their construction of their flood protection systems. (View on THOMAS)
H.Amdt615	Jul 12th	Fail	An amendment numbered 3 printed in House Report 112-138 to make it a violation for a lender, whose only interest in the property is the amount of the outstanding mortgage indebtedness, to require a homeowner to purchase more than the legally required amount of flood insurance--an amount equal to the outstanding principal balance of the loan. (View on THOMAS)
H.Amdt616	Jul 12th	Fail	An amendment numbered 4 printed in House Report 112-138 to strike additional coverage provided in H.R. 1309 for business interruption and cost of living expenses. (View on THOMAS)
H.Amdt617	Jul 12th	Fail	An amendment numbered 5 printed in House Report 112-138 to strike the part of Section 5 `Reforms of Premium Rates' that would increase annual limit on premium rates increases from 10% to 20%. This will prevent a 100% increase in possible premium hikes. (View on THOMAS)
H.Amdt618	Jul 12th	Pass	An amendment numbered 10 printed in House Report 112-138 to place a moratorium on the issuance of any updated rate maps from the date of enactment until the Technical Mapping Advisory Council submits to the FEMA Administrator and Congress the proposed new mapping standards. It would allow for the revision, update and change of rate maps only pursuant to a letter of map change, which includes a letter of map amendment, letter of map revision, and letter of map revision based on fill. (View on THOMAS)
H.Amdt619	Jul 12th	Pass	An amendment numbered 11 printed in House Report 112-138 to eliminate requirements to more broadly map areas considered to be residual risk. (View on THOMAS)
H.Amdt620	Jul 12th	Pass	An amendment numbered 13 printed in House Report 112-138 to allow communities to be reimbursed for certain costs associated with a successful challenge to a bona fide mapping error made by FEMA resulting in a Letter of Map Revision. (View on THOMAS)
H.Amdt621	Jul 12th	Pass	An amendment numbered 14 printed in House Report 112-138 to require the FEMA Administrator to provide to a property owner newly included in a revised or updated proposed flood map a copy of the proposed flood insurance map and information regarding the appeals process at the time the proposed map is issued. (View on THOMAS)
H.Amdt622	Jul 12th	Pass	An amendment numbered 16 printed in House Report 112-138 to reduce the number of flood insurance policies that are directly managed by the Agency to not more than 10% of the total number of flood insurance policies in force. Would further authorize FEMA to refuse to accept future transfers of policies to the NFIP Direct program. (View on THOMAS)