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HR 1666 116th Congress House Finance and Financial Sector Disaster relief and insurance Floods and storm protection

To amend the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to allow for the consideration of private flood insurance for the purposes of applying continuous coverage requirements, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 11, 2019 Introduced by: Castor, Kathy Democratic · Florida See on congress.gov
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Mar 11, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Mar 11, 2019
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill directs the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to consider any period during which a property was continuously covered by either private flood insurance or flood insurance offered through the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) to be a period of continuous insurance coverage, including for the purposes of NFIP subsidies.

What's happening now March 11, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3167 Related bill National Flood Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2019
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1
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Sánchez, Linda T.
California · May 30, 2019
Crist, Charlie
· May 14, 2019
Luetkemeyer, Blaine
· Mar 11, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1666: To amend the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to allow for the consideration of private flood insurance for the purposes of applying continuous coverage requirements, and for other purposes.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1666/
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"H.R. 1666: To amend the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to allow for the consideration of private flood insurance for the purposes of applying continuous coverage requirements, and for other purposes.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1666/.
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H.R. 1666, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1666/.
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[H.R. 1666: To amend the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to allow for the consideration of private flood insurance for the purposes of applying continuous coverage requirements, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1666/)
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