Senate Weighs Stand-Alone Bill Extending National Flood Insurance Program to 2015
July 22, 2010
The Senate is considering legislation passed by the House of Representatives last week to improve and reauthorize the National Flood Insurance Program for five years after a series of program lapses and short-term extensions that hampered mortgage lending in flood-prone areas of the country. H.R. 5114, the Flood Insurance Reform and Priorities Act of 2010, was passed in the House...