NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PROFESSIONAL INSURANCE AGENTS

Advocated for agents' interests regarding crop insurance: Supported the reinstatement of an inflation adjustment for crop insurance agents and funding for crop insurance in budget reconciliation; opposed cuts to the crop insurance program in budget reconciliation.

Prepared for 2025 quarterly meetings between agents/brokers and CMS.

Advocated before Senate, House, and federal agencies for the interests of independent insurance agents selling flood insurance policies, including but not limited to National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) policies; supported the reauthorization of the NFIP; expressed concern with a FEMA proposal to provide direct-to-consumer (D2C) online sales of NFIP policies; expressed concern about proposed FEMA guidance for sale and service of NFIP policies during future lapses in NFIP's Congressional authority (Appendix L of draft April 1, 2024 Flood Manual); discussed with FEMA enforcement of requirement that each NFIP policy have both agent and agency NPNs to be associated with them; Supported the repeal or reform of the Federal Insurance Office, including H.R. 643, the Federal Insurance Office Elimination Act; Supported S. 1015, a bill to extend the National Flood Insurance Program through December 31, 2026; Supported H.R. 1968, Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025. Began preparation of response to House Energy & Commerce Committee Request for Information; began preparation of response to FEMA Request for Information; communicated with FEMA regarding attendance at National Flood Association conference; prepared questions for new NFIP director's presentation at National Flood Association conference.

Advocated against budget cuts to the Federal Crop Insurance Program.

Supported S. 213 and H.R. 703, the Main Street Tax Certainty Act. Advocated for Congress to extend or make permanent the 20% qualified business income (QBI) tax deduction (Sec. 199A) available to eligible S or "passthrough" corporations in budget reconciliation.

Corresponded with Treasury Secretary expressing support for FinCEN's interim final rule exempting all domestic corporations from the Corporate Transparency Act's Beneficial Ownership Information reporting requirement.

Opposed a ten-year moratorium on state-level regulation of artificial intelligence during budget reconciliation.