by FIRM Pressroom | Nov 16, 2018 | Pressroom
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL), John Kennedy (R-LA), Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) and Bob Menendez (D-NJ) introduced legislation that would reauthorize the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) for six months. Without action, statutory...
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 Lisa Tennyson | Nov 28, 2017 | Legislative Flood
By Lisa Tennyson, Monroe County Director of Legislative Affairs and FIRM Board Member Congress is currently considering reauthorization and reform of the National Flood Insurance Program. In most discussions, NFIP is represented as a “broke and broken federal...
