Subject Floods and storm protection | Current

State	Bill	Summary/Title	Last Action
US	SB601	Water Resources Development Act of 2013 [Detail][Text]	2013-05-15 Held at the desk.
US	SB434	Blackfeet Water Rights Settlement Act of 2013 - Requires the Blackfeet Tribe (Tribe) of the Blackfeet Indian Reservation of Montana to work with the Fort Belknap Indian Community on resolving any conflict between their respective Milk River water rig... [Detail][Text]	2013-05-08 Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held.
US	HB1511	Amends the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) and the Secretary of the Interior, as appropriate, to implement procedures to ensure that not less than 600,000 acres of federal land each fiscal year ar... [Detail][Text]	2013-05-03 To House Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry Committee
US	HB1662	Army Corps Accountability Act of 2013 - Amends the federal judicial code and the Federal Flood Control Act of 1928 to provide for the liability of the Army Corps of Engineers in the case of a tort claim arising out of damage caused by the gross negli... [Detail][Text]	2013-04-30 To House Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law Committee
US	HB1769	Recognizing the National Benefits of Flood Protection Act of 2013 [Detail][Text]	2013-04-29 To House Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Committee
US	SB803	Superstorm Sandy Unemployment Relief Act of 2013 - Directs the President, in the case of an individual eligible to receive unemployment assistance under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act as a result of the disaster d... [Detail][Text]	2013-04-24 To Senate Finance Committee
US	HB188	21st Century Civilian Conservation Corps Act - Authorizes the President, in order to relieve widespread unemployment, restore depleted natural resources in the United States, and advance public works programs, to establish a Civilian Conservation Cor... [Detail][Text]	2013-04-23 To House Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training Committee
US	HB1194	National Flood Insurance Program Termination Act of 2013 - Prohibits the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) from providing any new flood insurance coverage after December 31, 2013, or renewing any coverage provided before... [Detail][Text]	2013-04-15 To House Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law Committee
US	HB1460	Directs the Chief of the Army Corps of Engineers to revise the Missouri Mainstem Reservoir System Master Water Control Manual and any related regulations to delete fish and wildlife as an authorized purpose of the Corps. [Detail][Text]	2013-04-11 To House Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Committee
US	HB1485	Amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to authorize the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to provide flood insurance to certain prospective insureds at rates less than certain statutory estimates. Increases by 1... [Detail][Text]	2013-04-11 To House Financial Services Committee
US	SB667	Fire Damaged Home Rebuilding Act of 2013 - Amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to allow local variances for certain residential structures substantially damaged by a fire or other disaster, not including a flood. Permits state or local au... [Detail][Text]	2013-04-08 To Senate Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs Committee
US	SB661	Amends the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) and the Secretary of the Interior, as appropriate, to implement procedures to ensure that not less than 600,000 acres of federal land each fiscal year ar... [Detail][Text]	2013-03-22 To Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry Committee
US	HB1235	Leave our Lakes Alone Act - Amends the Federal Power Act to prohibit the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) from considering public use and environmental purposes in issuing a license for a project in a state whose law expressly authorizes s... [Detail][Text]	2013-03-22 To House Subcommittee on Energy and Power Committee
US	HB1268	Flood Mitigation Expense Relief Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow qualified taxpayers a tax credit, up to $5,000 in a taxable year, for flood mitigation expenses. Defines "qualified taxpayer" as: (1) a taxpayer who is ... [Detail][Text]	2013-03-22 To House Subcommittee on Energy and Power Committee
US	HB1296	Flood Control Facility Maintenance Clarification Act - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to: (1) include the removal of sediment, debris, and vegetation as "maintenance" of a currently se... [Detail][Text]	2013-03-21 To House Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Committee
US	HB1267	Flood Insurance Premium Relief Act of 2013 - States that the flood insurance risk premium rate for property purchased between July 6, 2012, and January 1, 2015, shall, during the 12-month period beginning upon such purchase, be the amount chargeable ... [Detail][Text]	2013-03-19 To House Financial Services Committee
US	HB1152	Mississippi River Navigation Sustainment Act - Directs the Chief of Engineers to carry out a study of the Mississippi River Basin to: (1) improve the coordinated and comprehensive management of water resource projects in the greater Mississippi River... [Detail][Text]	2013-03-15 To House Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Committee
US	HB1153	Water Infrastructure Now Public-Private Partnership Act or the WIN P3 Act - Directs the Chief of Engineers to establish a pilot program to evaluate the cost-effectiveness and project delivery efficiency of allowing non-federal interests to carry out ... [Detail][Text]	2013-03-15 To House Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Committee
US	HB1161	Dredging for Restoration and Economic Development for Global Exports Act of 2013 or the DREDGE Act of 2013 - Modifies the project for navigation, Mississippi River Ship Channel, Gulf of Mexico to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to direct the Secretary of the... [Detail][Text]	2013-03-15 To House Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Committee
US	SB566	Water Infrastructure Now Public-Private Partnership Act or the WIN P3 Act - Directs the Chief of Engineers to establish a pilot program to evaluate the cost-effectiveness and project delivery efficiency of allowing non-federal interests to carry out ... [Detail][Text]	2013-03-14 To Senate Environment And Public Works Committee
US	SB565	Mississippi River Navigation Sustainment Act - Directs the Chief of Engineers to carry out a study of the Mississippi River Basin to: (1) improve the coordinated and comprehensive management of water resource projects in the greater Mississippi River... [Detail][Text]	2013-03-14 To Senate Environment And Public Works Committee
US	SB574	Dredging for Restoration and Economic Development for Global Exports Act of 2013 or the DREDGE Act of 2013 - Modifies the project for navigation, Mississippi River Ship Channel, Gulf of Mexico to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to direct the Secretary of the... [Detail][Text]	2013-03-14 To Senate Environment And Public Works Committee
US	HB1035	Directs the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to study and report to Congress on options, methods, and strategies for making voluntary community-based flood insurance policies available through the National Flood Insuran... [Detail][Text]	2013-03-13 To Senate Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs Committee
US	SB491	Brownfields Utilization, Investment, and Local Development Act of 2013 or the BUILD Act - Amends the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA) to include among entities eligible for brownfields revitalizat... [Detail][Text]	2013-03-07 To Senate Environment And Public Works Committee
US	HB960	Flood Victim Premium Relief Act of 2013 - Amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, with respect to adjustments to flood insurance premiums to reflect the current risk of flood, to limit premium rate increases on specified residential property... [Detail][Text]	2013-03-05 To House Financial Services Committee
US	HB968	Fire Damaged Home Rebuilding Act of 2013 - Amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to allow local variances for certain residential structures. Prohibits certain land use and control measures from being deemed inadequate or inconsistent with ... [Detail][Text]	2013-03-05 To House Financial Services Committee
US	HB832	Lower Rio Grande Valley Water Resources Conservation and Improvement Act of 2013 - Amends the Lower Rio Grande Valley Water Resources Conservation and Improvement Act of 2000 to authorize specified additional projects, including projects for water co... [Detail][Text]	2013-03-04 To House Subcommittee on Water and Power Committee
US	HB765	Water Infrastructure Resiliency and Sustainability Act of 2013 - Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to: (1) establish the Water Infrastructure Resiliency and Sustainability Program to provide grants to owners or o... [Detail][Text]	2013-03-01 To House Subcommittee on Water and Power Committee
US	SB17	Energy Production and Project Delivery Act of 2013 - Considers that the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) has approved the Draft Proposed Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program 2010-2015 as a final oil and gas leasing program under t... [Detail][Text]	2013-02-27 To Senate Energy And Natural Resources Committee
US	HB644	Delaware River Basin Conservation Act of 2013 - Requires the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to establish a Delaware River Basin restoration program, under which the Director shall: (1) draw on management plans for the Basin o... [Detail][Text]	2013-02-22 To House Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs Committee
US	HB789	Build America Bonds Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) make permanent the issuance authority for Build America Bonds and the authority for payments to issuers of such bonds, (2) make phased reductions in the credit percentage to b... [Detail][Text]	2013-02-15 To House Ways And Means Committee
US	HB535	Put America Back to Work Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the Build America Bond program, to: (1) extend permanently the authority to issue such bonds and the authority for payments to issuers of such bonds, (2) reduce the perc... [Detail][Text]	2013-02-06 To House Ways And Means Committee
US	HB349	Preserving Marginal Lands and Protecting Farming Act of 2013 - Amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to set the maximum number of acres that may be enrolled at any one time in the conservation reserve program (CRP) at: (1) 29 million acres for FY2013,... [Detail][Text]	2013-02-04 To House Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry Committee
US	SB197	Natomas Basin Flood Protection Improvements Act of 2013 - Modifies the project for flood damage reduction, American and Sacramento Rivers, California, to authorize the Chief of Engineers to construct improvements to flood damage reduction facilities ... [Detail][Text]	2013-01-31 To Senate Environment And Public Works Committee
US	HB152	Division A: Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013 - Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013 - Makes supplemental appropriations for FY2013 to specified federal agencies and programs for expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Sandy. Tit... [Detail][Text]	2013-01-29 Became Public Law No: 113-2.
US	HB399	Levee Vegetation Review Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of the Army to undertake a comprehensive review of the Corps of Engineers policy guidelines on vegetation management for levees in order to determine whether current federal policy is approp... [Detail][Text]	2013-01-24 To House Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Committee
US	SB66	Corps of Engineers Project Delivery Flexibility Act of 2013 - Directs the Chief of Engineers to establish a pilot program to evaluate the cost-effectiveness and project delivery efficiency of non-federal sponsors as the lead project delivery team for... [Detail][Text]	2013-01-23 To Senate Environment And Public Works Committee
US	SB7	Extreme Weather Prevention and Resilience Act - Expresses the sense of the Senate that Congress should: (1) promote investment to ensure resilience to extreme weather and disasters; (2) promote investment in clean energy infrastructure; (3) promote t... [Detail][Text]	2013-01-22 To Senate Commerce, Science, And Transportation Committee
US	SB4	Rebuild America Act - Expresses the sense of the Senate that Congress should: create jobs and support businesses while improving the nation's global competitiveness by modernizing and strengthening our national infrastructure; invest resources i... [Detail][Text]	2013-01-22 To Senate Commerce, Science, And Transportation Committee
US	HB240	Homeowners Insurance Protection Act of 2013 - Instructs the Secretary of the Treasury to establish the National Commission on Catastrophe Preparation and Protection to advise the Secretary regarding estimated loss costs associated with contracts for ... [Detail][Text]	2013-01-14 To House Financial Services Committee
US	HB161	Bringing Economic Advancement and Coastal Health Act - Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1976 to: (1) authorize the Chief of Engineers to provide periodic authorized beach nourishment for a water resources development project for such add... [Detail][Text]	2013-01-07 To House Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Committee
US	HB157	Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to carry out a project for hurricane and storm damage reduction at West Onslow Beach and New River Inlet (Topsail Beach), North Carolina, substantially in accordance with the plans described in the West Onslow Bea... [Detail][Text]	2013-01-07 To House Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Committee
US	HB158	Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to carry out a project for hurricane and storm damage reduction at Surf City and North Topsail Beach, North Carolina, substantially in accordance with the Surf City and North Topsail Beach, North Carolina Coastal ... [Detail][Text]	2013-01-07 To House Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Committee
US	HB41	Amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to increase from $20.725 billion to $30.425 billion the total amount of notes and obligations (federal borrowing authority) which may be issued by the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management A... [Detail][Text]	2013-01-06 Became Public Law No: 113-1.
US	HB135	Natomas Basin Flood Protection Improvements Act of 2013 - Modifies the project for flood damage reduction, American and Sacramento Rivers, California, to authorize the Secretary of the Army to construct improvements to flood damage reduction faciliti... [Detail][Text]	2013-01-04 To House Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Committee
US	HB136	Flood Protection Public Safety Act of 2013 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to implement any flood risk management project for which the Secretary has transmitted to Congress, before the date of enactment... [Detail][Text]	2013-01-04 To House Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Committee