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HR 1525 111th Congress House

To amend the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to require the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to consider reconstruction and improvement of flood protection systems when…

Official title: To amend the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to require the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to consider reconstruction and improv… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to require the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to consider reconstruction and improvement of flood protection systems when establishing flood insurance rates.

Introduced: July 28, 2009 Introduced by: Matsui, Doris O. Democratic · California See on congress.gov
Emergency Management Administrative law and regulatory proceduresDepartment of Homeland SecurityDisaster relief and insuranceFederal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)Floods and storm protection
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Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Mar 16, 2009
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 Latest action March 16, 2009

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to: (1) make communities that reconstruct and improve flood protection systems (in addition to constructing them) eligible for premium flood insurance rates under such Act; and (2) allow entities that own, operate, maintain, or repair flood protection systems (instead of a federal agency) to determine whether a flood protection system is restorable.

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Graves, Sam
Missouri · Jul 28, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1525: To amend the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to require the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to consider reconstruction and improvement of flood protection systems when establishing flood insurance rates.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1525/
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"H.R. 1525: To amend the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to require the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to consider reconstruction and improvement of flood protection systems when establishing flood insurance rates.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1525/.
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H.R. 1525, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1525/.
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[H.R. 1525: To amend the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to require the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to consider reconstruction and improvement of flood protection systems when establishing flood insurance rates.](https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1525/)
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