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HR 1558 115th Congress House

Repeatedly Flooded Communities Preparation Act

Official title: To amend the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to ensure community accountability for areas repetitively damaged by floods, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 27, 2017 See on congress.gov
Finance and Financial Sector Administrative law and regulatory proceduresDepartment of Homeland SecurityDisaster relief and insuranceFederal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 15, 2017
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 196.
Aug 15, 2017
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 115-276.
Jun 21, 2017
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Jun 21, 2017
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Mar 16, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Mar 16, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Latest action August 15, 2017

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 196.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Repeatedly Flooded Communities Preparation Act

(Sec. 2) This bill amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to require a community that participates in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) and has been repeatedly flooded to: (1) assess the continuing risks to community areas repeatedly damaged by floods; and (2) develop and implement a publicly available, community-specific plan for mitigating continuing flood risks to such areas.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) must, upon request, provide a community with data to assist in preparation of the required plan.

In making decisions with respect to awarding mitigation grants under the Act, FEMA may consider the extent to which a community has complied with these requirements and is working to remedy problems with repeatedly flooded areas.

A community that does not comply with these requirements shall be subject to sanctions.

(Sec. 3) FEMA's implementation of monthly premium payment schedules is exempted from rulemaking. FEMA may implement this schedule as a pilot program.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 6402 Related bill National Flood Insurance Program Extension and Enhanced Consumer and Community Protections Act of 2018
  • HR 2874 Related bill 21st Century Flood Reform Act
 Bill text 2 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Republican 1
Messer, Luke
· Jun 13, 2017
ROHRABACHER, DANA
· May 25, 2017
Walters, Mimi
· May 18, 2017
 R
Issa, Darrell
California · Apr 27, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1558: Repeatedly Flooded Communities Preparation Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1558/
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