H.R. 902: To amend the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to require the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to consider reconstruction and improvement of flood protection systems when establishing flood insurance rates.
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H.R. 902: To amend the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to require the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to consider reconstruction and improvement of flood protection systems when establishing flood insurance rates.
112th Congress · introduced 2011-03-03 · Emergency Management · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2011-03-03 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-5] · what a sponsor is
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Official title
To amend the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to require the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to consider reconstruction and improvement of flood protection systems when establishing flood insurance rates.
Plain summary
Amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to: (1) make communities that reconstruct and improve flood protection systems (in addition to constructing them) eligible for premium flood insurance rates under such Act; and (2) allow entities that own, operate, maintain, or repair flood protection systems (instead of a federal agency) to determine whether a flood protection system is restorable.
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Official text
To amend the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to require the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to consider reconstruction and improvement of flood protection systems when establishing flood insurance rates.
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Sponsor: Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-5] · 0 cosponsors
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Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-5] reported raising $7.8 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-112hr902.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/112/hr>
Record fed-us-cong112-hr902 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112