US Congress House Bill 6186 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Engrossed on September 11 2012 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-09-11 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Pending: Senate Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Directs the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to assess options, methods, and strategies for making voluntary community-based flood insurance policies available through the National Flood Insurance Program. Requires the report on the study to specified congressional committees to make recommendations for a strategy to implement voluntary community-based flood insurance policies that would encourage communities to undertake flood mitigation activities, including construction, reconstruction, or improvement of levees, dams, or other flood control structures. Directs the Comptroller General to review the Administrator's report and make comments or recommendations to such congressional committees.

To require a study of voluntary community-based flood insurance options and how such options could be incorporated into the national flood insurance program, and for other purposes.

Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]

Rep. Spencer Bachus [R-AL]

Rep. Judy Biggert [R-IL]

Rep. Maxine Waters [D-CA]

2012-09-10 - House - On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass (Y: 364 N: 11 NV: 54 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-09-10 - House - On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass (Y: 364 N: 11 NV: 54 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-09-11	Senate	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
2012-09-10	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2012-09-10	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 364 - 11 (Roll no. 559). (text: CR H5736)
2012-09-10	House	Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5748-5749)
2012-09-10	House	At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
2012-09-10	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6186.
2012-09-10	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5736-5737)
2012-09-10	House	Mrs. Biggert moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
2012-07-31	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity.
2012-07-25	House	Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/6186/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr6186/BILLS-112hr6186ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr6186/BILLS-112hr6186eh.pdf
Roll Call	https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2012559