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HR 3218 113th Congress House Emergency Management Congressional oversight Disaster relief and insurance Floods and storm protection Government studies and investigations Insurance industry and regulation Legislative rules and procedure

Flood Insurance Fairness Act of 2013

Introduced: September 28, 2013 See on congress.gov
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Sep 28, 2013
Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Sep 28, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Flood Insurance Fairness Act of 2013 - Prohibits the taking effect of specified flood insurance premium changes under the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 and the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (which prohibit the estimating of flood insurance premium rates for severe repetitive loss and other specified properties or extending premium subsidies to new or lapsed flood insurance policies, and which also require certain flood insurance risk premium rate adjustments) until 180 days after both chambers of Congress have completed consideration of a qualified joint resolution providing for legislative changes to ensure that risk premium rates for flood insurance coverage under the national flood insurance program are substantially affordable for all homeowners.

Directs the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to submit to Congress and make publicly available a determination of whether the risk premium rates for flood insurance coverage under the national flood insurance program resulting from such legislative changes are substantially affordable for all homeowners.

Sets forth procedures for expedited congressional consideration of the proposed joint resolution.

What's happening now September 28, 2013

Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Democratic 2 Republican 3
R
Weber, Randy K. Sr.
Texas · Nov 12, 2013
JONES, WALTER
· Oct 16, 2013
 D
Frankel, Lois
Florida · Oct 11, 2013
MCINTYRE, MIKE
· Oct 11, 2013
 R
Bilirakis, Gus M.
Florida · Sep 28, 2013
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Sep 28, 2013
Miller, Jeff
· Sep 28, 2013
Rooney, Thomas
· Sep 28, 2013
ROS-LEHTINEN, ILEANA
· Sep 28, 2013
Ross, Dennis
· Sep 28, 2013
 R
Webster, Daniel
Florida · Sep 28, 2013
Yoho, Ted
· Sep 28, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3218: Flood Insurance Fairness Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-3218/
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"H.R. 3218: Flood Insurance Fairness Act of 2013." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-3218/.
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H.R. 3218, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-3218/.
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