CONGRESS FOR VOTERS

Bill Cassidy (R-LA)

A bill to extend the National Flood Insurance Program through December 31, 2026.

S. 1015 · Senate bill Finance and Financial Sector

A Republican bill with 2 Republican cosponsors · See all 2 cosponsors

Last activity — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1745)

In committee

Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.

The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

What this bill would do

This bill seeks to extend the National Flood Insurance Program. It proposes to change the expiration date from September 30, 2023, to December 31, 2026. The legislation amends two specific sections of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968. These changes affect the financing and the program's expiration.

Yes

  • Scored +5

    Does this improve help for people hit by a disaster?

    Extending the flood insurance program provides essential continuity for disaster mitigation and recovery support.

  • Scored +3

    Would households on low incomes be better off under this?

    The extension helps maintain access to flood insurance, which is a critical safety net for vulnerable households.

  • Scored +3

    Would middle-income households be better off under this?

    The extension provides continued access to affordable flood insurance for homeowners.

The opposite

No question was scored the opposite.