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H.R. 902 112th 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: March 3, 2011 Introduced by: Doris O. Matsui 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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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Apr 4, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity.
Mar 3, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Mar 3, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 4, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity.

 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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  • HR 5652 Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act of 2012
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 902: 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.. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-902/
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"H.R. 902: 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.." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-902/.
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H.R. 902, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-902/.
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[H.R. 902: 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/112-HR-902/)
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