[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5843 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 5843

      To temporarily extend the National Flood Insurance Program.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 29, 2023

 Mr. Higgins of Louisiana (for himself and Ms. Letlow) introduced the 
   following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial 
                                Services

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                                 A BILL


 
      To temporarily extend the National Flood Insurance Program.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``NFIP Stopgap Act of 2023''.

SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION.

    (a) Financing.--Section 1309(a) of the National Flood Insurance Act 
of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4016(a)) is amended by striking ``September 30, 
2023'' and inserting ``January 15, 2024''.
    (b) Program Expiration.--Section 1319 of the National Flood 
Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4026) is amended by striking 
``September 30, 2023'' and inserting ``January 15, 2024''.
    (c) Retroactive Effective Date.--If this Act is enacted after 
September 30, 2023, the amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) 
shall take effect as if enacted on September 30, 2023.
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