Key Votes
HR 253 - Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2003 - Key Vote
National Key Votes
Nick Rahall II voted Nay (Passage) on this legislation.
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Legislation - Bill Sent To Committee (Senate) - Dec. 9, 2003
Legislation - Bill Passed (House) (352-67) - Nov. 20, 2003 (Key vote)
Title: Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2003
Vote to pass a bill that would extend the National Flood Insurance Program until September 30, 2008, and allow Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to continue helping repetitive loss owners.
- Authorizes FEMA funding to purchase or mitigate repetitive loss properties in order to reduce number of claims paid.
- Requires owners of repetitive loss properties, or repetitive claims properties that refuse mitigation to standard actuarial rates, or purchase flood insurance on their own.
NOTE: THIS VOTE WAS TAKEN UNDER A SUSPENSION OF THE RULES TO CUT OFF DEBATE EARLY AND VOTE TO PASS THE BILL, THEREBY REQUIRING A TWO-THIRDS MAJORITY FOR PASSAGE.
Legislation - Introduced (House) - Jan. 8, 2003
Title: Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2003
Sponsors
- Douglas K. 'Doug' Bereuter (NE - ) (Out Of Office)
Co-sponsors
- Earl Blumenauer (OR - D)
- Jonas 'Martin' Frost III (TX - D) (Out Of Office)
- Thomas E. 'Tom' Petri (WI - R)
- Lee R. Terry (NE - R)
