HR 7462
118th Congress
House
Finance and Financial Sector
Congressional oversight
Disaster relief and insurance
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Fires
Geography and mapping
Government Accountability Office (GAO)
Government studies and investigations
Insurance industry and regulation
State and local finance
Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats
Wildfire Insurance Coverage Study Act of 2024
Introduced: February 26, 2024
Introduced by:
Waters, Maxine
Democratic
· California
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6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 18, 2024
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 489.
Jul 18, 2024
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 118-589.
Feb 29, 2024
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 47 - 2.
Feb 29, 2024
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Feb 26, 2024
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Feb 26, 2024
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Wildfire Insurance Coverage Study Act of 2023
This bill requires reports regarding wildfire risk and damage. Specifically, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) must report on trends in wildfire declarations, mitigation practices, state and federal programs regarding wildfire risk, and the need for a national map of wildfire risks.
The GAO must also report on (1) the availability and cost of wildfire insurance coverage for homes and commercial property, (2) state regulatory responses to increasing costs of coverage, and (3) impediments to private wildfire insurance coverage.
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Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 489.
Committees of jurisdiction
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