3.0.0 1453 2019-11-15T20:53:44Z 2019-11-15T20:53:44Z House H HR 2011-04-08 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. HINCHEY:H.R. 1453.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Sec. 8, clause 3 of the Constitution[Page H2571]]]> hsba00 Financial Services Committee House Standing hsba04 Housing and Insurance Subcommittee Referred to 2011-05-02T15:55:21Z Referred to 2011-04-08T14:00:27Z Flood Insurance Reform Priorities Act of 2011 112 1026 HR 2011-04-04 Referred to the Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity. Related bill CRS 2011-05-02 hsba04 Housing and Insurance Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity. Committee 2011-04-08 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsba00 Financial Services Committee 2011-04-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2011-04-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress H000627 Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22] MAURICE HINCHEY D NY D. 22 N Emergency Management Congressional oversight Disaster relief and insurance Floods and storm protection Emergency Management 00 2011-04-08 Introduced in House 2011-06-08T15:10:49Z Flood Insurance Fairness Act of 2011 - Amends the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 to delay, for certain areas not previously designated as having special flood hazards, the effective date for the mandatory purchase of flood insurance until the expiration of the five-year period beginning upon the date that revisions to certain flood insurance maps become available.

Prohibits this Act from being construed to authorize or require any payment or refund for flood insurance coverage purchases that covered any period during which such coverage is not required for the insured property.

Amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to prescribe a five-year phase-in schedule for flood insurance rates for areas newly mapped as having special flood hazards.

Requires the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to reimburse property owners for costs incurred in requests to remove property from base flood elevations.

Instructs the FEMA Administrator to submit to Congress a community outreach plan updating floodplain areas and flood-risk zones.

Instructs the FEMA Administrator to notify the appropriate Members of Congress of actions taken regarding any modernization of a floodplain area or flood-risk zone in their respective states or districts.

]]> Flood Insurance Fairness Act of 2011 Short Titles as Introduced Flood Insurance Fairness Act of 2011 Display Title Flood Insurance Fairness Act of 2011 Official Title as Introduced To revise the National Flood Insurance Program to more fairly treat homeowners who purchase insurance under the program. Introduced in House 2011-04-08T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr1453ih/xml/BILLS-112hr1453ih.xml 2011-05-02 Referred to the Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.