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To amend the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to provide for adequate progress on the construction of a flood protection system to include the appropriation of at least 60 percent of the system…

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To amend the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to provide for adequate progress on the construction of a flood protection system to include the appropriation of at least 60 percent of the system cost from Federal, State, or local funds.

Introduced: June 17, 2008 Introduced by: Matsui, Doris O. Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Jun 17, 2008
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Amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to revise the requirements for determining a community's adequate progress on the construction of a flood protection system for flood insurance eligibility purposes. Permits the minimum 60% of system cost appropriation requirement to be met from federal, state, or local appropriations or funds otherwise made available (currently, only from federal appropriations).

What's happening now June 17, 2008

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

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Thompson, Mike
California · Jul 8, 2008
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6285: To amend the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to provide for adequate progress on the construction of a flood protection system to include the appropriation of at least 60 percent of the system cost from Federal, State, or local funds.. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-6285/
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"H.R. 6285: To amend the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to provide for adequate progress on the construction of a flood protection system to include the appropriation of at least 60 percent of the system cost from Federal, State, or local funds.." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-6285/.
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H.R. 6285, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-6285/.
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