H.R. 804: To exclude from consideration as income certain payments under the national flood insurance program.

109th Congress · introduced 2005-02-15 · Emergency Management · Latest: Became Public Law No: 109-64.

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Where it came from: introduced 2005-02-15 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Baker, Richard H. [R-LA-6] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

To exclude from consideration as income certain payments under the national flood insurance program.

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on July 12, 2005. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to declare that assistance provided under a program for flood mitigation activities with respect to a property shall not be considered income or a resource of the owner of the property when determining eligibility for or benefit levels under any income assistance or resource-tested program that is funded in whole or in part by a federal agency or by appropriated federal funds.

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Official text

To exclude from consideration as income certain payments under the national flood insurance program.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)

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Sponsor: Rep. Baker, Richard H. [R-LA-6] · 0 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 804, A bill to exclude from consideration as income certain payments under the National Flood Insurance Program (2005-05-11); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 804, A bill to exclude from consideration as income certain payments under the National Flood Insurance Program (2005-05-11); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 804, An act to exclude from consideration as income certain payments under the National Flood Insurance Program (2005-08-04); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 804, An act to exclude from consideration as income certain payments under the National Flood Insurance Program (2005-08-04)

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Appropriation: Money a legislature sets aside by law for a specific purpose. Government agencies may spend public money only as it has been appropriated.

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Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-109hr804.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/109/hr>

Record fed-us-cong109-hr804 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong109 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong109