by FIRM Pressroom | Dec 5, 2017 | Legislative Flood
As you are likely aware, the NFIP is set to expire this Friday, December 8. A reauthorization is included in the Continuing Resolution (CR) legislation that will keep the government open, which will be considered this week. However, it is expected to be a close vote....
by FIRM Pressroom | Dec 1, 2017 | Legislative Flood
In our third post comparing the 21st Century Flood Reform Act and the SAFE-NFIP Act, we look at the features in the 21st Century Flood Reform Act that weaken the integrity of the Program. FIRM thanks the Monroe County Federal legislative team for their detailed...
by FIRM Pressroom | Nov 30, 2017 | Legislative Flood
In our second post comparing the two pieces of legislation for the reform of the National Flood Insurance Program, we will look at how the 21st Century Flood Reform Act and the SAFE-NFIP Act deal with community-wide mitigation efforts. As a reminder, the 21st Century...
by FIRM Pressroom | Nov 22, 2017 | Legislative Flood
As noted in a previous post, on November 14 the US House of Representatives passed H.R. 2874, also known as the 21st Century Flood Reform Act. The legislation is now in the US Senate and has been referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs. FIRM...
by FIRM Pressroom | Nov 15, 2017 | Legislative Flood
The House of Representatives on Tuesday voted 237-189 to pass the 21st Century Flood Reform Act (H.R. 2874) – a package of seven bills that reauthorizes the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) until 2022 and introduces various reforms. The fate of the NFIP now...