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HR 1401 115th Congress House

Flood Insurance Fairness Act of 2017

Official title: To ensure fairness in premium rates for coverage under the National Flood Insurance Program for residences and business properties, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 7, 2017 See on congress.gov
Finance and Financial Sector Disaster relief and insuranceFloods and storm protectionInsurance industry and regulation
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Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Mar 7, 2017
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 Latest action March 7, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Flood Insurance Fairness Act of 2017

This bill amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to allow, under the National Flood Insurance Program, subsidized risk premium rates for flood insurance coverage on: (1) non-primary residences, and (2) business property.

In developing guidance and rate tables necessary to implement this Act, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) shall consult with "Write Your Own" companies that write and service standard flood insurance policies in their own names.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1401: Flood Insurance Fairness Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1401/
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"H.R. 1401: Flood Insurance Fairness Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1401/.
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H.R. 1401, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1401/.
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