Open Congress : News Articles for H.R.1309 Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2011

The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) bill and amendments

2012-10-04T01:00:00Z

...however, there appears to be some prospect of serious reform. In July 2011, the House passed the Flood Insurance Reform Act, (H.R.1309) sponsored by Rep. Judy Biggert (R-IL). This Act would allow premiums to rise up to 20 percent a year, limit subsidize

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Daily Kos Elections Arizona primary & Oklahoma runoff preview

2012-08-28T01:00:00Z

• AZ-Sen (R): For a while there, it looked like free-spending businessman Wil Cardon might have a chance to upset Rep. Jeff Flake, who wound up as the establishment choice despite some serious idiosyncracies. But with a month to go in the race, presumabl

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Federal Bill Orders Study on Impact of Building Codes

2012-07-10T17:00:13Z

U.S. Rep. Judy Biggert (R-IL-13), who Chairs the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity and sponsored the original National Flood Insurance Program reform measure, H.R. 1309, said the building code provisions

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Flood Insurance is Extended for Five Years

2012-07-05T05:10:19Z

H.R. 4348, referenced above, is primarily a transportation bill that includes the text of an NFIP bill, Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2011 (H.R. 1309). Congressman Scott is a member of the Committee on Financial Services, which has oversight of flood ...

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Flood Insurance is Extended for Five Years

2012-07-04T00:10:51Z

Biggert Pushes Trifecta on Flood Insurance, Roads, and Student Loans

2012-07-02T14:25:04Z

Biggert's proposal, which first passed the House as H.R. 1309, would extend the NFIP for five years while implementing reforms to address the program's $17 billion debt to U.S. taxpayers. "After 17 extensions since 2008, multiple lapses in the program ...

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Biggert Pushes Trifecta on Flood Insurance, Roads, and Student Loans

2012-06-30T15:53:20Z

Senate to Finally Debate Flood Insurance Monday

2012-06-22T10:04:54Z

The House passed H.R. 1309 with a 406-22 bipartisan vote in 2011. The Senate Banking Committee has approved its own reform bill, S. 1940, the Flood Insurance Reform and Modernization Act, last September, however it has never made it to the ...

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Congressman Fitzpatrick calls for long-term extension of flood insurance program, pushes Senate to pass it

2012-06-10T13:46:44Z

H.R. 1309, sponsored by Rep. Judy Biggert of Illinois, overwhelmingly passed the house on July 12, 2011 and calls for a five-year extension of the program, including some reforms to make sure the program is financially stable. According to the ...

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Congressman Fitzpatrick calls for long-term extension of flood insurance program, pushes Senate to pass it

2012-06-07T02:51:44Z

Congressman Fitzpatrick calls for long-term extension of flood insurance program, pushes Senate to pass it

2012-06-06T20:10:52Z

Congressman Fitzpatrick calls for long-term extension of flood insurance program, pushes Senate to pass it

2012-06-05T05:02:57Z

President Obama Signs Flood Insurance Extension

2012-06-04T09:57:37Z

Both the House and Senate have legislation under consideration that would reauthorize the NFIP through 2016. The House passed H.R. 1309 with a 406-22 bipartisan vote in 2011. The Senate Banking Committee has approved its own reform bill ...

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Floor Remarks on Concurring with the Senate Amendment to H.R. 5740, the National Flood Insurance Program Extension Act

2012-06-02T19:46:58Z

The Senate has since amended our legislation, extending the authorization for an additional 30 days, for a total of 60 days -- or until July 31st. Although not identical, the Senate's reform provision mirrors section five of H.R. 1309, the five-year flood

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Floor Remarks on Concurring with the Senate Amendment to H.R. 5740, the National Flood Insurance Program Extension Act

2012-06-01T19:55:19Z

National flood insurance gets extended

2012-05-31T14:48:42Z

The bill has passed the House of Representatives and is awaiting action in the United States Senate. The name of the bill is H.R. 1309 the Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2011. You can read the details of this bill on The Library of Congress web site at

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Flood Insurance Program Extended Until July 30

2012-05-31T09:12:15Z

Both the House and Senate have introduced legislation that would reauthorize the NFIP through 2016. The House passed H.R. 1309 with a 406-22 bipartisan vote in 2011. The Senate Banking Committee has approved its own reform bill, S. 1940 ...

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House Passes Flood Insurance Extension

2012-05-31T09:05:06Z

That would set the stage for reconciling the final version of S. 1940 with H.R. 1309, House version of the legislation passed by the House last July. After the vote, Rep. Judy Biggert, R-Ill., chief sponsor of the House version of the bill ...

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Congress Extends NFIP for 60 Days; PCI Pushes for Long-Term Reauthorization Legislation

2012-05-31T06:34:47Z

Overview: Both the House and Senate have introduced legislation that would reauthorize the NFIP through 2016. The House passed H.R. 1309 with a resounding 406-22 bipartisan vote in 2011. The Senate Banking Committee championed S. 1940, yet no floor time ..

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Congressman Poe meets with constituents in the Champions

2012-05-25T15:17:17Z

A bill granting a five year extension to the program has already passed in the house under H.R. 1309 and now it is waiting Senate approval, she said. Barbara Thomason, president of the Houston Northwest Chamber of Commerce brought up concerns about ...

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One-Month NFIP Extension Anticipated

2012-05-16T09:22:53Z

Despite the fact that the Senate has had 10 months to move on H.R. 1309 or a substitute, H.R. 5740 author Rep. Judy Biggert (R-Ill.) hopes the extra month proposed in H.R. 5740 aims to give the senate more time to work with the long-term extension passed .

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House to approve short-term federal flood insurance extension this week

2012-05-15T12:30:11Z

That bill — H.R. 1309 from Rep. Judy Biggert (R-Ill.) — passed easily in a 406-22 vote, and most of the "no" votes came from Republicans who want the federal government to leave flood insurance to the private sector. Since that July vote, the Senate ..

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Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Policy Hearing

2012-05-10T04:50:50Z

The Big "I" also supports H.R. 1309, the "Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2011," similar legislation which passed the House of Representatives with over 400 votes last year. We believe that while there are some differences between the Senate and House bills

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DAVE CAMP: Homeowners shouldn't have to pay to fix FEMA's flood plain mistakes

2012-04-23T05:39:38Z

I agree homeowners should not have to pay to fix FEMA’s mistakes. On July 12, 2011, I voted in favor of H.R. 1309, the Flood Insurance Reform Act, when the House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed it by a 406 – 22 vote. This bill would ...

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NEW: DAVE CAMP: Homeowners shouldn't have to pay to fix FEMA's flood plain mistakes

2012-04-22T13:40:25Z

Main Street Insurance Agents to Converge On Capitol Hill for 2012 PIA Federal Legislative Summit

2012-03-23T18:26:32Z

"The House already passed the Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2011 (H.R. 1309) on an overwhelming, bipartisan vote of 406-22," Clements said. "The Senate Banking Committee has approved it. All that remains is for the full Senate to act. Our message to ...

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Main Street Insurance Agents to Converge On Capitol Hill for 2012 PIA Federal Legislative Summit

2012-03-23T16:32:00Z

Main Street Insurance Agents to Converge On Capitol Hill for 2012 PIA Federal Legislative Summit

2012-03-20T13:43:46Z

Main Street Insurance Agents to Converge On Capitol Hill for 2012 PIA Federal Legislative Summit

2012-03-20T13:36:36Z

Flood recovery continues

2012-02-16T11:49:50Z

Schilling also supported the Flood Insurance Reform Act last year. The bill, H.R. 1309, passed the House but has yet to pass the Senate.

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Rehberg Calls on Senate to Act on Bipartisan House-Passed Flood Insurance Extension

2012-02-15T02:47:00Z

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14-- Rep. Dennis Rehberg, R-Mont. (at large), issued the following news release: Montana's Congressman, Denny Rehberg, today called on the Senate to take action on H.R. 1309, the Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2011 which overwhelmingly ...

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Main Street Insurance Agents to Converge on Capitol Hill for 2012 PIA Federal Legislative Summit

2012-02-04T22:34:00Z

National Flood Insurance Program

2011-12-26T07:36:33Z

From the NAR: “With NAR’s support, the House passed H.R. 1309 (Biggert, IL-R; Waters, D-CA) that includes a 5-year extension of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). While the bill includes tough premium rate reforms, NAR successfully ...

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H.R. 2630 passed by the House

2011-12-19T15:44:27Z

Addresses flood maps. The bill included my amendment language to H.R. 1309, the Flood Insurance Reform Act, implementing a moratorium on the issuance and implementation of new flood maps until the Technical Mapping Advisory Council (TMAC) has completed its

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Senators: Areas Protected By Levees, Dams Should Not Need Flood Coverage

2011-10-18T01:00:00Z

The Senate must pass a bill, then reconcile its version with a somewhat different House bill, HR 1309, the Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2011 before that date. Matt Gannon, assistant vice president of federal affairs for the National Association of ...

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House backs extending National Flood Insurance Program through Nov. 18

2011-10-04T01:00:00Z

While the House has passed HR 1309, a measure that would extend the NFIP for five years, the full Senate has yet to act on its own version. Lawmakers have extended the program piecemeal, allowing it to lapse several times in recent years, ...

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Lobbying fight could hold up passage of flood insurance bill

2011-10-02T01:00:00Z

HR 1309 requires FEMA to come up with a plan to limit the number of policies it directly administers to 10 percent of the 5 million policy market. Ben McKay, senior vice president of federal government relations for PCIAA said keeping the former State ...

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Senate Vote Averts Govt. Shutdown; Legislation Includes Short-Term NFIP Extension

2011-09-29T01:00:00Z

Grande adds: “The NFIP needs to more closely resemble a private-insurance model, thus reducing the under-funded risk exposure to the taxpayers. The reforms embodied in HR 1309 and the Senate bill take major steps toward achieving this end.”

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Senate Passes CR With Short-Term Flood-Program Extension, Averting Shutdown

2011-09-27T01:00:00Z

“The reforms embodied in HR 1309 and the Senate bill take major steps towards achieving this end.” Grande also says that the demand for emergency disaster relief is so great now because the country is not as well prepared as it should be. ...

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Today in Congress

2011-07-27T01:00:00Z

...Street, Bakersfield, California, as the Myron Donovan Crocker United States Courthouse. Discharged the Banking Committee of H.R.1309, Flood Insurance and returned it to the House pursuant to their message on July 25, 2011 requesting its return. You must

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Congressman Supports Reauthorization of National Flood Insurance Program

2011-07-14T01:00:00Z

With the support of Congressman Mike Fitzpatrick, the US House of Representatives yesterday passed HR 1309, which provides for a five year extension of the National Flood Insurance Program, currently set to expire on Sept. 30. According to a release, ...

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Rep. Judy Biggert Gets National Flood Insurance Reforms Through House of Rep.

2011-07-13T01:00:00Z

...the House voted 406-22 to overhaul the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). The bill, H.R.1309 The Flood Insurance Reform Act, a five year reauthorization bill, was written by Rep. Judy Biggert (R-IL) who chairs the Subcommittee on Insurance, Housin

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Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2011

2011-07-13T01:00:00Z

Candice Miller (R-Mich) to the HR 1309 (the National Flood Insurance Program), called the Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2011, which would end the program, the National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (NAMIC) has asked Congress not to proceed ...

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House Approves Burton Amendment Protecting Property Owners

2011-07-13T01:00:00Z

by Indiana RealEstateRama WASHINGTON, DC - July 13, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) — Today, the House of Representatives unanimously approved the Burton-Stark amendment to HR 1309, the Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2011, which requires the Federal Emergency ..

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Flood Insurance Overhaul Passes House

2011-07-13T01:00:00Z

By a vote of 406 to 22, HR 1309, the Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2011 has passed the House of Representatives. The passage of the bill, which extends the National Flood Insurance Program for five years and phases in more accurate risk-based pricing ...

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Insurance industry groups oppose plan to halt National Flood Insurance Program

2011-07-12T01:00:00Z

Among other things, HR 1309 would extend the NFIP through Sept. 30, 2016, and examine whether the private insurance market should play a greater role in the flood insurance market. Rep. Candice Miller, R-Mich., has drafted an amendment to the bill that ..

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House Passes Flood Insurance Reform Act

2011-07-12T01:00:00Z

Tuesday the House of Representatives passed HR 1309, the Flood Insurance Reform Act, by a vote of 406 to 22. The legislation protects individuals during a flood if the individual has purchased flood insurance and has not sustained damage or loss to ...

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P&C Industry Looks to Kill Amendment Ending Flood Program

2011-07-11T01:00:00Z

Debate on the legislation, HR 1309, the Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2011, is currently scheduled for Wednesday, although it could slip, according to industry lobbyists. In general, the bill reauthorizes the National Flood Insurance Program until Sept ..

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Dear Uncle Sam, We don't want flood insurance

2011-07-11T01:00:00Z

Candice Miller discussed the Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2011 (HR 1309), which provides a five year reauthorization and updates the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). Miller has offered amendments which would terminate NFIP or make changes to ...

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How they voted (July 10)

2011-07-09T01:00:00Z

•H RES 340 Providing for consideration of the bill (HR 1309) to extend the authorization of the national flood insurance program. (Passed 269-146) Pearce, yes; Heinrich, no; Lujan, no. •S 1323 Motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to ...

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House approves rules for energy and water, flood insurance bills

2011-07-08T01:00:00Z

By a 269-146 vote, the House approved the rule for the Flood Insurance Reform Act, HR 1309. In Friday morning debate, Democrats seemed more pleased than usual with both the rule and the underlying bill, which is aimed at making the NFIP fiscally sound ...

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A closer look at next week...

2011-07-08T01:00:00Z

The House is expected to take up HR 1309, the Flood Insurance Reform Act. The rule approved this week makes several amendments in order. Also due up is HR 2018, the Clean Water Cooperative Federalism Act. This bill would amend the Federal Water ...

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Friday: defense spending, energy, flood insurance

2011-07-08T01:00:00Z

Members will also start consideration of the 2012 Energy and Water Appropriations Act, HR 2354, and the Flood Insurance Reform Act, HR 1309. The House is expected to debate and vote on the rules for these two bills, and then take up the bills ...

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How your Congressman voted

2011-07-06T01:00:00Z

...bill funding the Energy Department and other water projects for the upcoming fiscal year. Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2011 - H.R.1309 This House bill would reauthorize and overhaul the National Flood Insurance Program. Article comments

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Recapping Last Week in Congress

2011-07-04T01:00:00Z

Young (FL) - Appropriations) Begin Consideration of HR 2354 - Energy and Water Appropriations Act, 2012 (Rep. Frelinghuysen - Appropriations) (Subject to a Rule) Begin Consideration of HR 1309 - Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2011 (Rep. ...

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Energy and water spending bill up in House next week

2011-06-29T01:00:00Z

Also next week, the House is expected to take up a bill to extend the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) and help keep it financially viable. HR 1309 would begin to phase in higher flood insurance risk premiums and reduce subsidies to properties ...

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Builders Back Reauthorization of Flood Insurance Program

2011-06-26T01:00:00Z

Establishing a Technical Mapping Advisory Council, as seen in House bill HR 1309, would ensure the scientific validity of Flood Insurance Rate Maps. • Keeping the Special Flood Hazard Area and any mapping to the 100-year flood level (1 percent annual ..

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Builders Back Reauthorization of Flood Insurance Program

2011-06-23T01:00:00Z

Establishing a Technical Mapping Advisory Council, as seen in House bill HR 1309, would ensure the scientific validity of Flood Insurance Rate Maps. Keeping the Special Flood Hazard Area and any mapping to the 100-year flood level (1 percent annual ...

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GAO Report Finds Flaws in NFIP

2011-06-17T01:00:00Z

HR 1309 would also take steps to reflect actuarial costs, tie policy limits to inflation and expand opportunities for private insurers to participate. The bill also includes measures to improve the accuracy of flood maps and to set higher deductibles ...

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GOP plan to revamp flood insurance program reported to House

2011-06-13T01:00:00Z

The bill, HR 1309, would extend the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), but would also make significant changes in an attempt to keep it fiscally viable. The bill's sponsor, Rep. Judy Biggert (R-Ill.), has argued in recent weeks that the NFIP is

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NAMIC Calls for Swift Action on NFIP Reform

2011-06-10T01:00:00Z

Many of these reforms are included in HR 1309, the Flood Insurance Reform Act, introduced by Rep. Judy Biggert , R- Ill. The bill was passed unanimously by the House Financial Services Committee , and is currently awaiting a vote on the House floor. ...

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Senate Schedules NFIP Hearing

2011-06-03T01:00:00Z

The House is scheduled to vote either next week or the week after on its version of an NFIP extension, HR 1309, the Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2011. It would reauthorize the program until Sept. 30, 2016, and would reform and revise the existing ...

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Trade Groups Put Pressure On House To Extend NFIP

2011-06-01T01:00:00Z

The legislation is HR 1309, the Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2011. It would reauthorize the program until Sept. 30, 2016 and would reform and revise the existing program. The letter notes that without further action, the NFIP will expire Sept. 30. ...

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Senate Flood-Program Extension Bill Takes On Wind-Vs.-Water Issue

2011-05-31T01:00:00Z

It was introduced as the House firmed up plans to vote on its extension legislation, the Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2011, HR 1309, either next week or the week after, according to several industry officials. “The fundamental idea in this bill solves

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Industry to Senate: Dive Into Flood Program Reform

2011-05-24T01:00:00Z

The bill sent to the House floor, HR 1309, would extend the NFIP for five years, increase premiums to reflect actuarial costs, ties policy limits to inflation, and widen the door for private insurers to participate in the market. ...

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House discusses flood insurance reform

2011-05-23T01:00:00Z

On May 12, 2011, the House Committee on Financial Services marked up HR 1309, the Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2011 (Flood Insurance Reform Act). This bi-partisan bill, sponsored and championed by Representative Judy Biggert (R-IL), ...

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House Committee Sends NFIP Bill to the Floor

2011-05-17T01:00:00Z

Included in HR 1309 are provisions that authorize the program until 2016, increase premiums to reflect actuarial costs, ties policy limits to inflation, and open the door for private insurers to participate in the market. ...

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Flood Insurance Reform Bill Due This Week

2011-04-03T20:00:00Z

Biggert's bill, HR 1309, the Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2011, provides for a five-year reauthorization of the NFIP and includes reforms meant to improve the program's finances, move rates towards actual costs, reduce the burden on taxpayers, ..

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