S. 1545 Senate Finance and Financial Sector
Repeatedly Flooded Communities Preparation Act
Committee Consideration, still liveSTAGE 2 OF 8 — COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION
Currently in the Senate. Last action: committee on banking, housing, and urban affairs. hearings held on May 1, 2025.
- Senate Introduced in Senate Apr 30, 2025
- Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Apr 30, 2025
- Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held. May 1, 2025
Cosponsors
1
Subjects
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresCongressional oversightDepartment of Homeland SecurityDisaster relief and insuranceEmergency planning and evacuationFederal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)Floods and storm protectionGovernment information and archives
Committees
- Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee
- [Hearings By (full committee), May 1, 2025]
- [Referred To, Apr 30, 2025]
Summary
Repeatedly Flooded Communities Preparation ActThis bill establishes requirements for a community that participates in the National Flood Insurance Program and has been repeatedly flooded.Specifically, a community that has been repeatedly flooded, as specified by the bill, must (1) assess the continuing risks to community areas repeatedly damaged by floods; and (2) develop and implement a publicly available, community-specific plan for mitigating continuing flood risks to such areas.The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) must, upon request, provide a community with appropriate data to assist in preparation of the required plan.In making decisions with respect to awarding flood risk mitigation grants, FEMA may consider the extent to which a community has complied with these requirements and is working to remedy problems with repeatedly flooded areas.A community that does not comply with these requirements may be subject to sanctions, including suspension from the program.
[Summary as of: Introduced in Senate]
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