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HR 4699 117th Congress House Finance and Financial Sector

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: July 27, 2021 Introduced by: Castor, Kathy Democratic · Florida See on congress.gov
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Jul 27, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Jul 27, 2021
Introduced in House
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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 July 27, 2021

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2915 Related bill Flood Insurance Consumer Choice Act of 2021
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  • UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA
    for UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA · District of Columbia · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2025
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Kustoff, David
Tennessee · May 12, 2022
Luetkemeyer, Blaine
· Jul 27, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4699: 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.. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4699/
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"H.R. 4699: 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.." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4699/.
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H.R. 4699, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4699/.
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[H.R. 4699: 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/117-HR-4699/)
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