US Congress House Bill 6017 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: Introduced on June 25 2012 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-10-01 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to exempt from the statutory 30-day waiting period for a new contract for flood insurance coverage the initial purchase of flood insurance coverage for private property if: (1) the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) determines that the property is affected by flooding on federal land that is a result of, or is exacerbated by, post-wildfire conditions; and (2) such coverage was purchased within 60 days after the fire containment date relating to the wildfire that caused the post-wildfire conditions.

To authorize the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to waive the 30-day waiting period for flood insurance policies purchased for private properties affected by wildfire on Federal lands.

Rep. Stevan Pearce [R-NM]

Sen. Martin Heinrich [D-NM]

Sen. Ben Lujan [D-NM]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-10-01	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity.
2012-06-25	House	Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

SB3320 (Related) 2012-06-20 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
HB4348 (Related) 2012-07-06 - Became Public Law No: 112-141.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/6017/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr6017/BILLS-112hr6017ih.pdf