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HR 902 112th Congress House Emergency Management Administrative law and regulatory procedures Department of Homeland Security Disaster relief and insurance Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Floods and storm protection

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…

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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: Matsui, Doris O. Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
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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 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.

What's happening now April 4, 2011

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

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 1309 Related bill Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2011
  • HR 5652 Related bill Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act of 2012
  • S 1284 Identical bill A bill to amend the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to require the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Manageme…
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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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