S 3589 · 109th Congress · Emergency Management

Flood Insurance Reform and Modernization Act of 2006

Introduced 2006-06-28· Sponsored by Sen. Shelby, Richard C. [R-AL]· Senate

Bill Progress

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Committee
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Senate Vote
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House
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Enacted
Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 498.(2006-06-28)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Flood Insurance Reform and Modernization Act of 2006 - Amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (Act) to require the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to estimate the exclusion of prospective insureds from purchasing flood insurance at rates for specified properties less than specified risk premium rates. Prohibits the Director from providing flood insurance to prospective insureds for new or lapsed policies at rates less than estimated risk premium rates. Instructs the Director to issue final regulations establishing a revised definition of areas of special flood hazards. Subjects certain residual risk areas to the mandatory purchase requirements of the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973. Permits adjustment of the risk premium rate to reflect the flood risk of property located in an area participating in the national flood insurance program. Instructs the Director to make flood insurance available only in states or areas determined to have given satisfactory assurance that by December 31, 2008, state-charted lending institutions not insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) shall be subject to state regulations consistent with t…

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CBO Cost Estimate

Congressional Budget Office

S. 3589, Flood Insurance Reform and Modernization Act of 2006

Jun 26, 2006

<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs on May 25, 2006</p>

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S. 3589, Flood Insurance Reform and Modernization Act of 2006

Jun 26, 2006

Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs on May 25, 2006

Full CBO report ↗

Official non-partisan budget analysis by the Congressional Budget Office