H.R. 7842: Protecting Families and the Solvency of the National Flood Insurance Program Act of 2022

117th Congress · introduced 2022-05-19 · Finance and Financial Sector · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.

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Where it came from: introduced 2022-05-19 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6] · what a sponsor is
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Protecting Families and the Solvency of the National Flood Insurance Program Act of 2022

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Protecting Families and the Solvency of the National Flood Insurance Program Act of 2022 This bill revises the National Flood Insurance Program and expands assistance for properties that have experienced repetitive flood-related losses. For example, the bill expedites the voluntary buyouts of such property. Additionally, the bill requires community plans for addressing repetitive loss properties and expands mitigation assistance for repairs to structures facing repetitive losses. The bill also addresses the equity of NFIP mitigation assistance by requiring equity considerations in eligibility determinations, waiving the matching requirement for underserved communities, and expanding predisaster hazard mitigation assistance to high-risk communities.

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Protecting Families and the Solvency of the National Flood Insurance Program Act of 2022

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Sponsor: Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6] · 1 cosponsors

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Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6] reported raising $2.5 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117hr7842.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/hr>

Record fed-us-cong117-hr7842 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117