Flood insurance reform legislation in the Senate would result in higher net income to the National Flood Insurance Program and more federal revenues than the House version, according to a cost estimate by the Congressional Budget Office. The Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs approved the bill, the Flood Insurance Reform and Modernization Act, on Sept. 8 by unanimous voice vote. The bill is awaiting Senate floor action. The House passed its bill, H.R. 1309, the Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2011, before the August recess by a vote of 406-22. Like its House counterpart, the Senate bill would reauthorize...