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HR 6104 114th Congress House

Timely Payments for Flood Victims Act of 2016

Official title: To establish a deadline for approval of claims made under the National Flood Insurance Program, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 28, 2016 See on congress.gov
Finance and Financial Sector
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Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Sep 21, 2016
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 21, 2016

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Timely Payments for Flood Victims Act of 2016

This bill amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to direct the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to require that a final determination and notification regarding approval of a claim for damage to or loss of property under the national flood insurance program be made by the expiration of the 30-day period after such claim was made. Such period may be extended by a single additional period of 15 days if extraordinary circumstances are demonstrated. Claims shall be paid as soon as possible after approval.

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Waters, Maxine
California · Sep 28, 2016
Abraham, Ralph
· Sep 21, 2016
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6104: Timely Payments for Flood Victims Act of 2016. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-6104/
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"H.R. 6104: Timely Payments for Flood Victims Act of 2016." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-6104/.
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H.R. 6104, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-6104/.
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