H.R. 41: To temporarily increase the borrowing authority of the Federal Emergency Management Agency for carrying out the National Flood Insurance Program.

113th Congress · introduced 2013-01-03 · Emergency Management · Latest: Became Public Law No: 113-1.

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Where it came from: introduced 2013-01-03 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Garrett, Scott [R-NJ-5] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 7 (2013): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, HR41 (2013-01-04), Passed. See all
Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 113-1. (final step reached)
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Official title

To temporarily increase the borrowing authority of the Federal Emergency Management Agency for carrying out the National Flood Insurance Program.

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to increase from $20.725 billion to $30.425 billion the total amount of notes and obligations (federal borrowing authority) which may be issued by the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), with the President's approval, for the National Flood Insurance program. Designates such increase as an emergency requirement under the the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010.

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Official text

To temporarily increase the borrowing authority of the Federal Emergency Management Agency for carrying out the National Flood Insurance Program.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)

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Sponsor: Rep. Garrett, Scott [R-NJ-5] · 44 cosponsors

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Christopher H. Smith (R-NJ), Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Grace Meng (D-NY), Paul Tonko (D-NY), Maxine Waters (D-CA), Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), James A. Himes (D-CT), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Hakeem S. Jeffries (D-NY), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT), John B. Larson (D-CT), Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ)

Recorded votes

House roll call 7 (2013): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, HR41 (2013-01-04): Passed

Words on this page, explained (2)

Obligation: A binding promise by a government agency to pay money, for example by signing a contract or awarding a grant. Spending data such as USAspending.gov counts money when it is obligated, which can be before it is actually paid out.
Statute: A written law passed by a legislature. A statute can be changed by a later law; changing a constitution needs an amendment.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-113hr41.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/113/hr>

Record fed-us-cong113-hr41 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113