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H.R. 5740: National Flood Insurance Program Extension Act

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H.R. 5740: National Flood Insurance Program Extension Act

112th Congress · introduced 2012-05-15 · Emergency Management · Latest: Became Public Law No: 112-123.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2012-05-15 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Biggert, Judy [R-IL-13] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 262 (2012): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, HR5740 (2012-05-17), Passed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 112-123. (final step reached)
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

National Flood Insurance Program Extension Act

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on May 24, 2012. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (NFIA) to extend the National Flood Insurance Program, including its funding, through July 31, 2012. Prohibits the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) from estimating subsidized flood insurance premium rates for any residential property which is not the primary residence of an individual (such as a vacation home or second home). Increases by 25% each year the chargeable risk premium rate for flood insurance for residential property which is not the primary residence of an individual until the average risk premium rate for such property is equal to the average of the risk premium rates for any properties within any single risk classification. Declares July 1, 2012, the effective date for the first such increase.

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Official text

National Flood Insurance Program Extension Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Biggert, Judy [R-IL-13] · 1 cosponsors

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Maxine Waters (D-CA)

Recorded votes

Sources

Record fed-us-cong112-hr5740 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112