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H.R. 5559: Scientific Flood Mapping Act

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H.R. 5559: Scientific Flood Mapping Act

115th Congress · introduced 2018-04-18 · Emergency Management · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2018-04-18 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Crawford, Eric A. "Rick" [R-AR-1] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Scientific Flood Mapping Act

Plain summary

Scientific Flood Mapping Act This bill directs the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to jointly prepare a report describing the process by which FEMA shall transfer to the USGS all functions related to the preparation of flood maps as required under the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 that FEMA was previously responsible for performing. FEMA must transfer such functions by 18 months after enactment of this bill. The bill changes the membership composition of the Technical Mapping Advisory Council. The bill amends the National Flood Insurance Act to direct the USGS to charge policy holders a fee for the purpose of recovering the cost of mapping activities. FEMA shall deposit the fees collected into a Flood Insurance Risk Mapping Fund which shall be available to the USGS for mapping activities.

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Official text

Scientific Flood Mapping Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Crawford, Eric A. "Rick" [R-AR-1] · 3 cosponsors

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Jason Smith (R-MO), Brian Babin (R-TX)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Crawford, Eric A. "Rick" [R-AR-1] reported raising $1.1 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong115-hr5559 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115