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H.R. 5776 116th 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: February 27, 2020 See on congress.gov
Finance and Financial Sector Administrative law and regulatory proceduresCongressional oversightDepartment of Homeland SecurityDisaster relief and insurance
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Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Feb 6, 2020
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 Latest action February 6, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Repeatedly Flooded Communities Preparation Act

This bill requires a community that participates in the National Flood Insurance Program and has been repeatedly flooded, as specified by the bill, 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 appropriate data to assist in preparation of the required plan.

In making decisions with respect to awarding flood risk mitigation grants, 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 may be subject to appropriate sanctions.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2088 Repeatedly Flooded Communities Preparation Act
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 1 Republican 6
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Emmer, Tom
Minnesota · Aug 14, 2020
KIND, RON
· May 15, 2020
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Peters, Scott H.
California · Mar 2, 2020
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Rose, John W.
Tennessee · Feb 27, 2020
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Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Feb 27, 2020
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Feb 26, 2020
 R
Kustoff, David
Tennessee · Feb 6, 2020
 R
Wagner, Ann
Missouri · Feb 6, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5776: Repeatedly Flooded Communities Preparation Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5776/
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"H.R. 5776: Repeatedly Flooded Communities Preparation Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5776/.
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